Pseudoblennius cottoides (Richardson, 1848)

Family:  Cottidae (Sculpins)
Max. size:  17.14 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine, oceanodromous
Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: Japan (Ref. 559), China (Ref. 57879) and South Korea (Ref. 45592).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  A common species that is found among Zostera marina and Sargassum beds. Eggs are deposited in the peribranchial cavity of sea squirts (Ref. 34819, 41071).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 29 November 2023 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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