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Blepsias cirrhosus (Pallas, 1814)

Silverspotted sculpin
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Common names: Silverspotted sculpin, Silverspotted sculpin
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges south to San Simeon, central California (Ref. 2850). Also Ref. 4925, 6885, 11366, 27436.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983
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Common names from other countries

Classification / Names आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes(वर्ग, प्रजाति) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Perciformes/Cottoidei (Sculpins) > Agonidae (Poachers) > Hemitripterinae
Etymology: Blepsias: Greek, blepsias, -ou = a kind of fish (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Pallas.

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

समुद्री ड़िमरसल; गहराई सीमा 0 - 150 m (Ref. 50550).   Temperate; 66°N - 34°N

वितरण देश | ऐफ ऐ ओ क्षेत्र | Ecosystems | संयोग | Point map | भूमिका | Faunafri

North Pacific: Sea of Japan to the Bering Sea and to San Simeon, central California, USA.

आकार / वज़न / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm SL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 559)

Short description पहचान कुंजी | आकृति विज्ञान | मौरफोमैटरिक्स

पृष्ठीय रीढ़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 6 - 9; पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 20 - 25; गुदा कांटा: 0; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 18 - 21. Caudal fin rounded. Pelvic fins small.

जीवविज्ञान     शब्द संग्रह (उदाहरणार्थ epibenthic)

Occurs in intertidal areas and to 37 m depth, but more common in subtidal areas (Ref. 2850). Often found among algae (Ref. 2850). Adults inject eggs into the tissue near the gastral cavity of a sponge to use as a spawning bed (Ref. 34818).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | पुनरुत्पत्ति | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | लार्वा

External fertilization with internal insemination (Ref. 37516). Adults inject eggs into the tissue near the gastral cavity of a sponge to use as a spawning bed (Ref. 34818).

Main reference Upload your references | संदर्भ | संयोजक | सहयोगीयो

Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983. A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p. (Ref. 2850)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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