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Cottiusculus schmidti Jordan & Starks, 1904 |
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photo by
Suzuki, T. |
| Family: | Cottidae (Sculpins) | |||
| Max. size: | 10 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 20 - 300 m | |||
| Distribution: | Northwest Pacific: known only from off the Pacific coast of Tohoku District, Japan, Fukushima and Miyagi Prefectures. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 6-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-13; Anal soft rays: 10-13. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: deeply bicuspid nasal spines; uppermost preopercular spine not barbed; elongated first dorsal fin in males; lateral line extend past caudal fin base, with 2 or 3 lateral line pores on caudal fin; no ventral lateral cirrus and lateral line cirri (Ref. 83439). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||