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Cottidae (Sculpins)
Etymology: Argyrocottus: Greek, argyros = silver, silvered + Gr, kottos = a fish (Ref. 45335). More on author: Herzenstein.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 85 m (Ref. 50550). Temperate
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 559)
Northwest Pacific: Hokkaido, Japan to the southern Kuril Islands and the northern Sea of Japan.
Inhabits sea-well beds.
Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text).
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 90363)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates of some properties based on empirical models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01097 (-0.17964 - 0.20159), b=3.02687 (2.91905 - 3.13469), based on LWR estimates for this family-BS (Ref.
93245).
Trophic Level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
69278): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (32 of 100) .