| Family: |
Cottidae (Sculpins) |
| Max. size: |
10 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 20 - 300 m |
| Distribution: |
Northwest Pacific: known only from off the Pacific coast of Tohoku District, Japan, Fukushima and Miyagi Prefectures. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 6-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-13; Anal soft rays: 10-13. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: deeply bicuspid nasal spines; uppermost preopercular spine not barbed; elongated first dorsal fin in males; lateral line extend past caudal fin base, with 2 or 3 lateral line pores on caudal fin; no ventral lateral cirrus and lateral line cirri (Ref. 83439). |
| 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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