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Red Brotula

Brosmophycis marginata

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Daniel W. Gotshall
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In-depth Information Regarding this Species

U.S. Range in the Pacific Ocean Alaska to Baja (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)

Habitat Rocky (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)

Depth range (meters) 3–256 (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)

Behavior Secretive (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Bottom-dwelling (Burgess et al. 1990)

General Temperature Range (°C) 23 (Burgess et al. 1990)

Average Maximum Overall Length (cm) 46 (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983, Burgess et al. 1990)

Type of Reproduction Ovoviviparous (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)

Ornamental Market In aquarium guide (Burgess et al. 1990)

Additional Remarks Difficult to raise (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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U.S. Range in the Pacific Ocean	Alaska to Baja (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Habitat	Rocky (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Depth range (meters)	3–256 (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Behavior	Secretive (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983) Bottom-dwelling (Burgess et al. 1990)
General Temperature Range (°C)	23 (Burgess et al. 1990)
Average Maximum Overall Length (cm)	46 (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983, Burgess et al. 1990)
Type of Reproduction	Ovoviviparous (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Ornamental Market	In aquarium guide (Burgess et al. 1990)
Additional Remarks	Difficult to raise (Burgess et al. 1990)

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