Cottidae (Sculpins) |
26 cm TL (male/unsexed); 30.8 cm SL (female); max. reported age: 8 years |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 25 - 925 m |
North Pacific: Sea of Japan to the Bering Sea and southeastern Alaska. |
Dorsal spines (total): 10-12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 21-23; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 20-24. Eye large, orbital diameter 1.5 times snout length; maxillary with small ctenoid scales (Ref. 559). |
Commonly between 100 and 380 m on mud, sand, pebbles, gravel and shell. |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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harmless |
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