| Occurrence | endemic | ||
| Importance | Ref. | ||
| Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
| Regulations | Ref. | ||
| Freshwater | No | ||
| Brackish | No | ||
| Saltwater | Yes | ||
| Live export | |||
| Bait | No | ||
| Gamefish | No | ||
| Abundance | Ref. | ||
| Comments |
Type locality, Tsugaru Strait, USNM 94730 (holotype of Astrocottus leprops, 4.8 cm SL, female). Known from Tsugaru Strait, off Hakodate and off Yamagata Prefecture, Sea of Japan, and off Aomori Prefecture (Ref. 76844). |
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| States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
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| Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html | ||