| Family: |
Cottidae (Sculpins) |
| Max. size: |
13.7 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; marine; depth range 200 - 815 m |
| Distribution: |
Pacific Ocean: South-central Bering Sea; eastern Gulf of Alaska; western Bering Sea off Cape Navarin to Pacific Ocean off Kuril Islands and to the Sea of Okhotsk. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 7-9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-13; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 9-11. Yellowish gray, darker on head and tail; dorsal anal, pectoral and pelvic fins completely black; caudal fin dusky (Ref. 43939). |
| Biology: |
Found on the bottom; also in the water column over bottom depths to 3,730 m (Ref. 43939). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 04 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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