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Cottidae (Sculpins)
Etymology: Icelus: From Icelus = the Morpheus name; mythology.
Eponymy: G I Perminov left an ichthyological career as a young man and joined the Russian military, retiring with the rank of colonel. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 175 - 900 m (Ref. 50550), usually 400 - 600 m (Ref. 56390). Temperate
Northwest Pacific: off Hokkaido, Japan to the northern Sea of Okhotsk, Kuril Islands and Kamchatka
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.6 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 56390); max. published weight: 50.00 g (Ref. 56395); max. reported age: 7 years (Ref. 56390)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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). (Ref. 559)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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