Ragfish

Icosteus aenigmaticus

Photo contributed by: Daniel W. Gotshall To email him click here.

In-depth Information Regarding this Species

U.S. Range in the Pacific Ocean	Alaska to Southern California (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Habitat	Offshore (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Depth range (meters)	18–366 (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Average Maximum Overall Length (cm)	213 (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Adult Food Preference	Fish, Squid (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	0	0
1990	0	0
1991	0	0
1992	0	0
1993	0	0
1994	0	0
1995	0	0
1996	0	0
1997	37	19
1998	405	0

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

© 2003 Stephen Sempier