| Citation | Tsuruoka, O., S. Maruyama and M. Yabe, 2008, Revision of the Cottid Genus Astrocottus Bolin (Perciformes: Cattoidei), with the description of a new species from Northern Japan.. Bull. Natl. Mus. Sci. Ser. A. Suppl. 2:25-37. |
| Ref. | 76844 Tsuruoka, O., S. Maruyama and M. Yabe, 2008 |
| Page | 28;fig.2,3A;tab.1,2 |
| Named Used as Valid | Astrocottus leprops |
| Comment | depth range; |
| Locality | Tsugaru Strait, off Hakodate, Japan. |
| Distribution | Tsugaru Strait, off Hakodate and off Yamagata Prefecture, Sea of Japan, and off Aomori Prefecture, Japan. |
| Quote | 74-180 m; |