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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Temperate

Schmidt's sculpin

Cottiusculus schmidti Jordan & Starks, 1904
Max Length
10 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.2
Depth
20–300 m
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
30.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Overview information for Schmidt's sculpin is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Cottiusculus schmidti
Authority
Jordan & Starks, 1904
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Temperate
Max Length
10 cm
Depth Range
20–300 m
Trophic Level
3.2
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
30.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 13; Anal soft rays: 10 - 13. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: deeply bicuspid nasal spines; uppermost preopercular spine not barbed; elongated first dorsal fin in males; lateral line extend past caudal fin base, with 2 or 3 lateral line pores on caudal fin; no ventral lateral cirrus and lateral line cirri .

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Schmidt's sculpin is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Schmidt's sculpin is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Schmidt's sculpin is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal; depth range 20 - 300 m . Temperate Northwest Pacific: known only from off the Pacific coast of Tohoku District, Japan, Fukushima and Miyagi Prefectures.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.2±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00603 × L3.15 (TL)
Max TL
10cm
Dorsal Spines
7
Dorsal Rays
12
Anal Rays
12

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
30.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.2
Predator
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Jordan & Starks, 1904

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Language Common Names
🇬🇧English Schmidt's sculpin
🌍CES vranka kinkazanská
🇯🇵Japanese Kinkajika · キンカジカ
🇷🇺Russian Бычок-крючкорог Шмидта

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .

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