Astrocottus Regulus
📖 Overview
Astrocottus Regulus (Astrocottus regulus), first described by Tsuruoka, Maruyama & Yabe, 2008 is a tiny fish in the family Cottidae (order Perciformes). Adults typically reach 4.20 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 10 to 55 metres. It occurs in Temperate waters. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 13 - 14; Vertebrae: 32 - 34. This species possess the following characters: small head, its length 31-33% SL, depth 13-17% SL; flat and narrow interorbital space, its width 5.6-7.2% HL; basal length of anal fin 30-34% SL; scales on pectoral-fin rays and ventral surface of head and trunk absent; no nuchal cirrus; some scales below lateral line have filamentous cirri; D1 IX-XI (mode X); D2 13-15 (mode 14); A 13-14 (mode 14); lateral-line scales 31-33 (mode 32); vertebrae 12 + 20-22 (mode 12 + 21)=32- 34 (mode 33) .: elongated; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Astrocottus Regulus is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 10 - 55 m . Temperate Northwest Pacific: Japan.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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