PHYLUM: Chordata; CLASS: Osteichthyes; SUPERORDER: Teleostei
FAMILY: Cryptacanthodidae
GENUS: Lyconectes; SPECIES: aleutensis; DESCRIBER: Gilbert

Position of Lyconectes aleutensis in worldwide arrangement of fish species.

What are DWARF WRYMOUTHS?
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EARLY LIFE HISTORY of DWARF WRYMOUTHS:
Spawning Season of Adult DWARF WRYMOUTHS: Spawning is recorded as spring to summer, but the appearance of 12-mm babies in our collections in early April suggests that spawning occurs here sometime in winter.
Where DWARF WRYMOUTH Eggs are Found: It is not known where the eggs of Dwarf Wrymouths are deposited but it can be suggested that they are in holes in the shallow muds of river mouths or in holes in deeper muds.
Characteristics of Eggs: Eggs are ca. 1.8 mm in diameter.
Size of Babies at Hatching: It is not known at what size they hatch at, but our 12-mm size babies do not possess yolk, so they probably hatch at a length of 10 or 11 mm or less.
Early Movements of DWARF WRYMOUTH Babies: Nothing is known about the early movements of these babies. Small numbers ( <5 per 10 min. tow) of baby Dwarf Wrymouth were captured scattered throughout the Broken Island Group of islands. (Ref. 18).