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Quillfish
Ptilichthys goodei
The quillfish, Ptilichthys goodei, is a species of perciform fish, the only species in the genus Ptilichthys and family Ptilichthyidae. It is an elongated, eel-like fish that reaches 34 cm in length. It is native to the north Pacific Ocean, from the Bering Sea south to Oregon.
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 229394.