| Family: |
Gonorynchidae (Beaked salmons) |
| Max. size: |
30 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 0 - 183 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Central Pacific: Hawaii. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal soft rays: 8-8; Vertebrae: 55-55. Exceptionally large eye, mean eye length 6.3% in SL; mean head length 26.7 in SL (Ref. 38037). |
| Biology: |
Burrowing in sand and benthic, sometimes pelagic at shallow depths (Ref. 58302). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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