| Family: |
Cottidae (Sculpins) |
| Max. size: |
8.4 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 290 m |
| Distribution: |
Northeast Atlantic: southeastern part of Barents Sea, off Novaya Zemlya, eastwards from Kara Sea to northern part of Bering Sea to Hudson Strait. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 7-9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-14; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 10-13. Caudal fin rounded. Head greyish-brown above, body lighter, with large, irregular dark spots forming cross-bands; stripes on all fins orange, pectoral tips white; oval black spot on hind part of spinous dorsal fin in males (Ref. 4698). |
| Biology: |
Found on sand-mud bottoms, mostly in brackish waters with bottom temperatures mostly near to or below 0°C and salinities of 10-15 ppt (Ref. 4698). Benthic (Ref. 58426). Feeds on small bottom invertebrates (Ref. 4698). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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