Giant wrymouth
(Cryptacanthodes giganteus)
Classification
Species:
Cryptacanthodes giganteus
Genus:
Cryptacanthodes - Wrymouths
Family: Cryptacanthodidae - Wrymouths
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
General data
Scientific names:
Giant wrymouth
Habitat:
Saltwater
Climates:
Temperate, Subpolar
Native to coast of:
North America
The giant wrymouth (Cryptacanthodes giganteus) is a species of wrymouth found in the northeastern Pacific Ocean from the Bering Sea to northern California where it is believed to spend most of its life buried in soft areas at the bottom of the ocean at depths of from 6 to 128 metres (20 to 420 ft).
This fish can reach a length of 117 centimetres (46 in) TL.