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Cottidae (Sculpins)
Etymology: Enophrys: Greek, enophrys = with enlarged, inflated eye brow (Ref. 45335); bison: Named after the North American buffalo (Ref. 6885).
More on author: Girard.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin démersal; profondeur ? - 20 m (Ref. 2850). Temperate; 65°N - 34°N, 165°W - 119°W
Eastern Pacific: Kodiak Island, Alaska to Monterey Bay, California, USA.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 37.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 2850)
Épines dorsales (Total): 7 - 9; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total): 10-13; Épines anales 0; Rayons mous anaux: 8 - 9. Caudal broadly rounded. Pelvic fins small.
Commonly found in inshore rocky and sandy areas (Ref. 2850). Feeds mainly on algae (Ref. 2850) but also shrimps, crabs, amphipods, mussels, and small fishes (Ref. 4925).
Oviparous (Ref. 101741). Male guards egg cluster and fans eggs with his pectoral fins (Ref. 2850).
Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983. A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p. (Ref. 2850)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêche sportive: oui; Aquarium: Aquariums publics
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 6.4 - 12.1, mean 8.9 °C (based on 280 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00794 (0.00389 - 0.01621), b=3.12 (2.95 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.52 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Très faible, temps minimum de doublement de population supérieur à 14 ans (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100).