| Family: |
Cottidae (Sculpins) |
| Max. size: |
4.56 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 0 - 1 m |
| Distribution: |
Northwest Pacific: Korea, Yellow Sea. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 6-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18-19; Anal soft rays: 12-14; Vertebrae: 33-34. Two pairs of branched cirri on dorsal surface of head. Bases of head cirri smooth. A single filamentous cirrus on dorsal tip of each spine of first dorsal fin. Sixth canaliculus of infraorbital sensory canal with a single pore. A long posterior medial canaliculus of the occipital canal with a terminal and a few supplementary pores. Melanophores scattered on isthmus hidden beneath branchiostegal membrane. Body width 1.2-1.5 in body depth. Caudal fin rounded. |
| Biology: |
Occurs in tide pools (Ref. 44254). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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