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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Temperate

Astrocottus Regulus

Astrocottus regulus Tsuruoka, Maruyama & Yabe, 2008
Max Length
4.2 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.2
Depth
10–55 m
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
21.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Overview information for Astrocottus Regulus is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Astrocottus regulus
Authority
Tsuruoka, Maruyama & Yabe, 2008
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Temperate
Body Shape
Elongated
Max Length
4.2 cm
Depth Range
10–55 m
Trophic Level
3.2
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
21.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 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

Diet information for Astrocottus Regulus is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Astrocottus Regulus is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal; depth range 10 - 55 m . Temperate Northwest Pacific: Japan.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.2±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00603 × L3.15 (TL)
Max TL
4.2cm
Dorsal Spines
10
Dorsal Rays
14
Anal Rays
14
Vertebrae
33

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
21.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.2
Predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Tsuruoka, Maruyama & Yabe, 2008

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