Schmidt's sculpin
📖 Overview
Schmidt's sculpin (Cottiusculus schmidti), first described by Jordan & Starks, 1904 is a small fish in the family Cottidae (order Perciformes). Adults typically reach 10.00 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 20 to 300 metres. It occurs in Temperate waters. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus.
🔬 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
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 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
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Schmidt's sculpin |
| 🌍CES | vranka kinkazanská |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Kinkajika · キンカジカ |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Бычок-крючкорог Шмидта |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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