Family: |
Cottidae (Sculpins) |
Max. size: |
36 cm SL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 800.0 g; max. reported age: 12 years |
Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 0 - 604 m |
Distribution: |
North Pacific: Hokkaido, Japan to the Bering Sea. |
Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 11-12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20-22; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 14-19. Three zonal scale rows on body; a scale row of small ctenoid scales under the ventral scale row (Ref. 559). Four preopercular spines, the 2nd longest and simple, the 4th flattened; the first dorsal spine longer than the 2nd (Ref. 559). |
Biology: |
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IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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