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Cottidae (Sculpins)
Etymology: Oligocottus: Greek, oligos = small + Greek, kottos = a kind of fish (Ref. 45335); snyderi: Named after John Otterbein Snyder, U.S. ichthyologist (Ref. 6885).
Eponymy: John Otterbein Snyder (1867–1943) was an American zoologist and pioneer ichthyologist of the American west. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser demersal; standorttreu; tiefenbereich 0 - ? m. Subtropical; 59°N -
Eastern Pacific: Sitka, southeastern Alaska to Rio Socorro, northern Baja California, Mexico.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.9 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 2850); max. veröff. Alter: 3.00 Jahre (Ref. 56049)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 7 - 9; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 17 - 20; Afterflossenstacheln: 0; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 12 - 15. Caudal fin rounded.
A resident intertidal species with homing behavior (Ref. 32612) found in shallow rocky areas (Ref. 2850). Commonly found in tide pools, often in algae (Ref. 2850). Can leave tide pools when aquatic conditions become inhospitable (Ref. 31184). Breathes air when out of water (Ref. 31184).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
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)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 8.9 - 17.4, mean 10.8 °C (based on 349 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01380 (0.00814 - 0.02341), b=3.24 (3.09 - 3.39), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.2 se; based on diet studies.
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): hoch, Verdopplung der Population dauert weniger als 15 Monate. (tm=0.75; tmax=3).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).