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Cottidae (Sculpins)
Etymology: Taurocottus: Greek, tauros = bull + Greek, kottos = a fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Lev (Leo) Semionovitch (Semenovich) Berg (1876–1950) was a Russian geographer and zoologist born in Bender, Moldavia. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 40 - 120 m (Ref. 56557). Temperate
Northwest Pacific: Sea of Japan off Hokkaido to the Sea of Okhotsk.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 559)
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
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