| Family: |
Cottidae (Sculpins) |
| Max. size: |
45 cm FL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 4 - 320 m |
| Distribution: |
Arctic: Chukchi Sea. North Pacific: Hokkaido, Japan and Sea of Okhotsk and to Buldir Island in the Aleutian chain. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 11-13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19-20; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 16-18. Scales on ventral scale row less than 1/2 the size of those on the dorsal scale row; fin membrane of spiny dorsal well incised; 4 preopercular spines; the 4th simple (Ref. 559). |
| Biology: |
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| 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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