| Family: |
Cottidae (Sculpins) |
| Max. size: |
38.9 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater; brackish; marine, catadromous |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Japan (Ref. 559), China (Ref. 26561) and Korea (Ref. 58345). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 8-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19-20; Anal soft rays: 17-18. Head large and without spine; snout with nostril spine; eyes small and nearer to tip of snout; mouth large, upper jaw slightly projected and reaching rear edge of eyes; gill opening large, pseudobranch present and gill rakers small; scales absent but with small knobbles on body. |
| Biology: |
Adults live at the mouths of rivers that fall into the seas along the coasts of the warmly temperate zone of East Asia. Carnivore. Can grow to 12-14 cm long and becomes sexually mature in one year (Ref. 45563). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 18 May 2023 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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