Marine Species with Aquaculture Potential off the Coast of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest
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Longspine Combfish

Zaniolepis latipinnis

Photo of species
Photo by:
Milton Love

In-depth Information Regarding this Species

U.S. Range in the Pacific Ocean Vancouver Island to Baja (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Depth range (meters) 37–201 (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Behavior Live on the bottom (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983, Burgess et al. 1990)
General Temperature Range (°C) 24 (Burgess et al. 1990)
Average Maximum Overall Length (cm) 30 (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983, Burgess et al. 1990)
Adult Food Preference Invertebrates, Fish (Burgess et al. 1990)

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
N/A
N/A
1990
N/A
N/A
1991
N/A
N/A
1992
N/A
N/A
1993
N/A
N/A
1994
N/A
N/A
1995
N/A
N/A
1996
N/A
N/A
1997
N/A
N/A
1998
N/A
N/A

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