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Cottidae (Sculpins)
Etymology: Synchirus: Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, cheir = hand (Ref. 45335); gilli: Named after Theodore Gill, U.S. ichthyologist (Ref. 6885).
Eponymy: Professor Theodore Nicholas Gill (1837–1914) was an American ichthyologist, malacologist, mammologist and librarian, a zoologist at George Washington University and associated with the Smithsonian Institution for more than half a century. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
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Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas demersal. Temperate; 59°N - 32°N
Eastern Pacific: Sitka, Alaska to San Miguel Island, southern California, USA.
Length at first maturity / Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?, range 5 - ? cm
Max length : 7.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 2850)
Descrição breve
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 9 - 10; Raios dorsais moles (total) : 20 - 21; Espinhos anais: 0; Raios anais moles: 20 - 21. Caudal fin rounded. Pelvic fins small.
Found in bays, tide pools and among kelp (Ref. 2850). Previously thought as rare species, but relatively common in some areas, especially kelp beds (Ref. 2850). Feeds on small crustaceans (Ref. 6885). Can cling to bottoms or pilings with its pectoral and pelvic fins (Ref. 2850).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
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)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
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