Quillfish

Caudal much reduced.

Dorsal spines (total): 90; Dorsal soft rays (total): 137 - 145; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 185 - 196; Vertebrae: 236 - 240

Found at surface at night, evidently on the bottom in deeper waters during the day (Ref. 2850). Buries itself in mud or sand (Ref. 2850). Has been recorded to be found in the stomach of a coho salmon (Ref. 6885).