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Archistes biseriatus (Gilbert & Burke, 1912) Scaled sculpin |
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photo by
Orlov, A. |
| Family: | Cottidae (Sculpins) | |||
| Max. size: | 17 cm TL (male/unsexed); 15.9 cm SL (female); max.weight: 110.0 g | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 10 - 200 m | |||
| Distribution: | North Pacific: Petrel Bank (Bering Sea) and the Kuril Archipelago. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 9-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 28-29; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 22-23. Light olive dorsally, tinged with salmon or pinkish; marked with dark saddles, bars, marbling, and spots in blue, yellowish brown, carmine, orange and pink; whitish on breast and belly; soft dorsal fin with broad bars of brownish yellow or green with light blue intervals; pelvic fin whitish in females, blue-black in males (Ref. 43939). | |||
| Biology: | Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 50610. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||