Bathymaster signatus
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The searcher, Bathymaster signatus, is a fish native to the Northern Pacific Ocean
. Its range includes the East Siberian Sea
to eastern Kamchatka and the Komandorski Islands
, Russia
to the state of Washington, USA including the Sea of Okhotsk
. It is found off shore to depths of about 300 meters, but has been reported down to 825 m. It can reach a total size over 38 cm.
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
. Its range includes the East Siberian Sea
East Siberian Sea
The East Siberian Sea is a marginal sea in the Arctic Ocean. It is located between the Arctic Cape to the north, the coast of Siberia to the south, the New Siberian Islands to the west and Cape Billings, close to Chukotka, and Wrangel Island to the east...
to eastern Kamchatka and the Komandorski Islands
Komandorski Islands
Commander Islands or Komandorski Islands are a group of treeless Russian islands located east of the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East, in the Bering Sea...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
to the state of Washington, USA including the Sea of Okhotsk
Sea of Okhotsk
The Sea of Okhotsk is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean, lying between the Kamchatka Peninsula on the east, the Kuril Islands on the southeast, the island of Hokkaidō to the far south, the island of Sakhalin along the west, and a long stretch of eastern Siberian coast along the west and...
. It is found off shore to depths of about 300 meters, but has been reported down to 825 m. It can reach a total size over 38 cm.