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Zesticelus ochotensis Yabe, 1995 |
| Family: | Cottidae (Sculpins) | |||
| Max. size: | 5.42 cm SL (male/unsexed); 5.34 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 1000 - 1845 m | |||
| Distribution: | Northwest Pacific: southwestern Sea of Okhotsk from Kitami-yamato Bank to Cape Shiretoko, Hokkaido, Japan. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 9-9; Vertebrae: 27-28. Fresh specimens uniformly dark brown, snout slightly paler. Fins black; region of anus white. | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||