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Etymology: Chirolophis: Greek, cheir = hand + Greek, lophos = crest (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 490 m (Ref. 50610). Temperate, preferred ?
Northwest Pacific and adjacent Arctic: Chukchi Sea to western Gulf of Alaska to Sea of Okhotsk, Tatar Strait, and Pacific coast of Hokkaido (Ref. 51666). Reported from South Korea (Ref. 77001).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 559)
Inhabits soft and rocky bottoms; usually near shore and shallower than 70 meters (Ref. 51666).
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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