| Cottidae (Sculpins) |
| 10 cm TL (male/unsexed); 7.8 cm TL (female) |
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demersal; marine; depth range 13 - 598 m |
| Northwest Atlantic: Labrador in Canada south to Cape Cod in Massachusetts, USA; around Greenland. Also Arctic Alaska westward to Point Barrow. Northeast Atlantic: Greenland. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 7-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-13; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 10-12. Caudal fin rounded. Light with dark, pale brown or reddish mottling; dorsal fin with small, roundish white blotches on a dark background, especially distinct in males; anal and pectoral fins with dark cross-bars; caudal fin with blotch on base (Ref. 4698). |
| Found on sand, mud or hard bottoms (Ref. 4698). Benthic; feeds on invertebrates (Ref. 58426). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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