Butterfly sculpin
📖 Overview
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🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 11 - 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19 - 20; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 16 - 18. Scales on ventral scale row less than 1/2 the size of those on the dorsal scale row; fin membrane of spiny dorsal well incised; 4 preopercular spines; the 4th simple .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
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🦐 Diet
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🥚 Reproduction
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🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 4 - 320 m . Temperate North Pacific: Hokkaido, Japan and Sea of Okhotsk and to Buldir Island in the Aleutian chain.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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