prowfish

Zaprora silenus

Fish Reaching Eighty Eight Centimeters in Japanese Waters

Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
North America
Deep-bodied
Compressed cross-section
Large

The prowfish (Zaprora silenus) is a species of scorpaeniform marine fish found in the northern Pacific Ocean. It is the only extant member of the family, Zaproridae.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Zaproridae
Genus: Zaprora
Maximum length: 88 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: North Pacific: Hokkaido, Japan and western Kamchatka, Russia to Navarin Canyon in the Bering Sea, Attu Island in the Aleutian chain and San Miguel Island, California, USA.

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