| Family: |
Cottidae (Sculpins) |
| Max. size: |
24 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 25 - 770 m |
| Distribution: |
North Pacific: eastern Sea of Okhotsk to Cape Navarin in the Bering Sea to Agattu Island in the Aleutian chain and Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 8-9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20-21; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 15-17. Caudal fin rounded; pectoral fins rounded, reaching anus, lower rays exserted (Ref. 6885). Color brownish on upper surface, paler below; four dark saddles across back; dark bands on dorsal, caudal, and pectoral fins, the other fins are plain (Ref. 6885). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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