Giant Wrymouth

Delolepis gigantea
(also known as Cyptacanthodes giganteus)

Photograph courtesy of the Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Resource Assessment and Conservation Engineering To link to their webpage click here.

In-depth Information Regarding this Species

U.S. Range in the Pacific Ocean	Bering Sea to Humbolt Bay (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Substrate	Soft bottom (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Depth range (meters)	6.1–128 (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Average Maximum Overall Length (cm)	117 (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)

Recent Wild Harvest Data for Oregon
Data from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Year	Total Catch (Pounds)	Ex-vessel Value ( U.S. Dollars)
1989	121	18
1990	142	19
1991	355	114
1992	389	83
1993	268	20
1994	503	141
1995	806	257
1996	1,399	185
1997	1,303	177
1998	1,430	236

Photograph courtesy of the Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Resource Assessment and Conservation Engineering To link to their webpage click here.

© 2003 Stephen Sempier