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Porocottus leptosomus Muto, Choi & Yabe, 2002

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Korea (South) country information

Common names: Koryo-sil-hoed-dae, 고려실횟대
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality, Mohang, Taean, Chungnam, western coast of Korea (Ref. 44254).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ks.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kim, I.S., Y. Choi, C.L. Lee, Y.J. Lee, B.J. Kim and J.H. Kim, 2005
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Common names from other countries

Koryo-sil-hoed-dae, 고려실횟대, ... more

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Perciformes/Cottoidei (Sculpins) > Cottidae (Sculpins)
Etymology: Porocottus: Greek, poros = porous + Greek, kottos = a fish (Ref. 45335);  leptosomus: Named for its compressed body..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino demersal; rango de profundidad 0 - 1 m (Ref. 44254).   Temperate

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

Northwest Pacific: Korea, Yellow Sea.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.6 cm SL (female)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total) : 6 - 8; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 18 - 19; Radios blandos anales: 12 - 14; Vértebra: 33 - 34. Two pairs of branched cirri on dorsal surface of head. Bases of head cirri smooth. A single filamentous cirrus on dorsal tip of each spine of first dorsal fin. Sixth canaliculus of infraorbital sensory canal with a single pore. A long posterior medial canaliculus of the occipital canal with a terminal and a few supplementary pores. Melanophores scattered on isthmus hidden beneath branchiostegal membrane. Body width 1.2-1.5 in body depth. Caudal fin rounded.

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Occurs in tide pools (Ref. 44254).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva

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Muto, F., Y. Choi and M. Yabe, 2002. Porocottus leptosomus sp. nov., from the west coast of Korea, Yellow Sea (Scorpaeniformes: Cottidae). Ichthyol. Res. 49(3):229-233. (Ref. 44254)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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