Quillfish

Quillfish

Taxobox
name = Quillfish


image_width = 240px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Perciformes
familia = Ptilichthyidae
genus = "Ptilichthys"
species = "P. goodei"
binomial = "Ptilichthys goodei"
binomial_authority = Bean, 1881The quillfish, "Ptilichthys goodei", is a species of perciform fish, the only species in the genus "Ptilichthys" and family Ptilichthyidae. It is an elongate eel-like fish that reaches 34 cm in length. It is native to the north Pacific Ocean, from the Bering Sea down to Oregon. [FishBase family | family = Ptilichthyidae | year = 2006 | month = February] [FishBase species | genus = Ptilichthys | species = goodei | year = 2006 | month = February]

It has been found on the surface at night, attracted by the lights of fishing boats, but little is known about its daytime habits: it is thought that it may burrow in sandy and muddy bottoms during the day, emerging at dusk to feed.

Quillfishes have been found in the stomachs of juvenile Coho salmon, "Oncorhynchus kisutch", and Chinook salmon, "Oncorhynchus tshawytscha". The longest quillfish was nearly as long (82%) as its predator. [cite journal | title = Quillfish, "Ptilichthys goodei", Filiform Prey for Small Coho and Chinook Salmon | author = Laurie A. Weitkamp | journal = Alaska Fishery Research Bulletin | volume = 11 | issue = 1 | year = 2005]

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