Stichaeopsis nana

photo by Miyahara, H.

Family:	Stichaeidae (Pricklebacks), subfamily: Stichaeinae
Max. size:	25 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:	demersal; marine; depth range 0 - 90 m
Distribution:	Northwest Pacific: Aomori Prefecture, Japan to the southern Kuril Islands and the northern Sea of Japan (Ref. 559); including Okhotsk Sea at northern Sakhalin (Ref. 51666).
Diagnosis:
Biology:	Occurs near shore on rocky reefs or silty sand to stone and broken shell bottoms; often among algae to depth of 90 meters (Ref. 51666).
IUCN Red List Status:	Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:	harmless

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