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Cottidae (Sculpins)
Etymology: Hemilepidotus: Greek, hemi = half + Greek, lepis = scale + Greek, ous, otis = ear (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Gilbert & Burke.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 61 - 530 m (Ref. 56594), usually 100 - 250 m (Ref. 56594). Polar; 0°C - 4°C (Ref. 56594); 66°N - 51°N
North Pacific: northern Kuril Islands (Ref. 56594), Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, Alaska.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 17.5, range 17 - 18 cm
Max length : 26.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 56594); common length : 17.6 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 56594); max. published weight: 330.00 g (Ref. 56594); max. reported age: 9 years (Ref. 56594)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: bycatch
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