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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Deep-water

Whitetail sculpin

Malacocottus aleuticus Smith, 1904
Max Length
9.8 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.3
Depth
300–1000 m
Climate
Deep-water
Resilience
-
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
deep-water

📖 Overview

Overview information for Whitetail sculpin is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Malacocottus aleuticus
Authority
Smith, 1904
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Deep-water
Max Length
9.8 cm
Depth Range
300–1000 m
Trophic Level
3.3
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 7 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 10 - 13; Vertebrae: 31 - 32. Body minutely speckled with black; broad black bands from soft dorsal fin to anal fin and behind pectoral axil; caudal peduncle and fin white . Pelvic fins very small; caudal fin rounded .

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Whitetail sculpin is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Whitetail sculpin is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Whitetail sculpin is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 300 - 1000 m , usually 300 - 600 m . Deep-water North Pacific: off southeastern Kamchatka and Sea of Okhotsk off southwest coast of Kamchatka, eastern Sakhalin Island, and Hokkaido, Japan.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌑 Deep Water
Trophic Level
3.3±0.1

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00389 × L3.12 (TL)
Max TL
9.8cm
Dorsal Spines
9
Dorsal Rays
14
Anal Rays
12
Vertebrae
32

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.3
Predator
Climate Zone
Deep-water
Described By
Smith, 1904

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