New data on the Blue-Eyed Searcher Bathymaster signatus (Bathymasteridae,Perciformes) from the northwestern part of the Bering Sea

Special traits of the biology of the Blue-Eyed Searcher Bathymaster signatus are considered on the basis of bottom trawlings in the northwestern part of the Bering Sea in July 2000 at depths of 136–400 m. Its spawning ends in June. Maturation occurs at the length of 27–28 cm. Individual absolute fecundity is 90 351 eggs, the diameter of oocytes is 1.4 mm, and the weight is 1.14 mg. The diet consists mainly of polychaetes followed by (according to significance) hermit crabs, shrimps, and gammarids.