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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Temperate

クシビレカジカ

Phasmatocottus ctenopterygius Bolin, 1936
Max Length
3.8 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.2
Depth
-
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
18.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

クシビレカジカ (Phasmatocottus ctenopterygius), first described by Bolin, 1936 is a tiny fish in the family Cottidae (order Perciformes). Adults typically reach 3.80 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. It occurs in Temperate waters. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus.

Scientific Name
Phasmatocottus ctenopterygius
Authority
Bolin, 1936
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Temperate
Max Length
3.8 cm
Trophic Level
3.2
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
18.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for クシビレカジカ is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for クシビレカジカ is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous 📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 480 m . Temperate Northwest Pacific: known only from Sendai Bay, Japan.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.2±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00603 × L3.15 (TL)
Max TL
3.8cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
18.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.2
Predator
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Bolin, 1936

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Language Common Names
🌍CES vranka sendajská
🇯🇵Japanese Kushibirekajika · クシビレカジカ

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

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

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