Family: |
Cottidae (Sculpins) |
Max. size: |
5.42 cm SL (male/unsexed); 5.34 cm SL (female) |
Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 1000 - 1845 m |
Distribution: |
Northwest Pacific: southwestern Sea of Okhotsk from Kitami-yamato Bank to Cape Shiretoko, Hokkaido, Japan. |
Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 9-9; Vertebrae: 27-28. Fresh specimens uniformly dark brown, snout slightly paler. Fins black; region of anus white. |
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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