Eucryphycus californicus (Starks & Mann, 1911) .

Persimmon Eelpout.To 25.5 cm (10in)TL (Zuercher et al. 2019). Ascension Canyon, central California (36°55’N, 122°28’W) (Personal communication: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Fish Collection, La Jolla, California) to San Diego, southern California (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983). In drifting kelp and eelgrass accumulated at bottom of submarine canyons and basins (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983); benthic; depth: 60–545 m (197–1,787 ft) (min.: Personal communication: Southern California Coastal Water Research Project, Westminster, California. Unpublished data from their trawl surveys; max.: Eschmeyer and Herald 1983).