Skilfish

Erilepis zonifer

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In-depth Information Regarding this Species

U.S. Range in the Pacific Ocean	Bering Sea to Monterey, California (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Habitat	Deep water, offshore (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Depth range (meters)	Down to 439 (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Behavior	Young prefer shallow water (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983) Bottom-dwelling (Burgess et al. 1990)
General Temperature Range (°C)	25 (Burgess et al. 1990)
Average Maximum Overall Length (cm)	183 (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983, Burgess et al. 1990)
Average Maximum weight (kg)	91 (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Adult Food Preference	Invertebrates, Fish (Burgess et al. 1990)
Commercial Fishery	"Limited commercial value" (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	0	0
1990	0	0
1991	0	0
1992	147	147
1993	0	0
1994	0	0
1995	0	0
1996	0	0
1997	0	0
1998	32	88

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