Zaprora silenus Jordan, 1896 .

Prowfish. To 1 m (3.3 ft) TL or more (Mecklenburg 2003). Hokkaido, Japan and Sea of Okhotsk, Kuril Islands, Commander-Aleutian Islands to Bering Sea (Mecklenburg et al. 2016) to eastern Chukchi Sea (west of Kivalina, 67°32’N, 165°54’W) (Mecklenburg et al. 2011) to San Miguel Island, southern California (Allen and Smith 1988). Depth: 0–801 m (2,628 ft) (min.: Federov et al. 2003; max.: Smith et al. 2004); adults near bottom, young fish often taken near surface (Mecklenburg et al. 2002).