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Myoxocephalus niger (Bean, 1881) Warthead sculpin |
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photo by
Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish. |
| Family: | Cottidae (Sculpins) | |||
| Max. size: | 27 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 0 - 50 m | |||
| Distribution: | North Pacific: Peter the Great Bay and southwestern coast of Kamchatka, Russia to the Bering Sea. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 9-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-17; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 10-13. Head with many cirri dorsally (Ref. 559). Head and body blackish (Ref. 559). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||