Largeplate sculpin
📖 Overview
Inhabits rocky bottoms; found among rocks covered with calcareous algae, kelp and other brown algae, and sea urchins .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17 - 19; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 14 - 15. Pink in color; broad dusky bands extending to lateral line, one below spinous dorsal, three below soft dorsal, one on caudal peduncle, all with narrow bars extending ventrally from and between them . Caudal fin rounded.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Largeplate sculpin is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 10 - 50 m . Boreal Pacific Ocean: western Bering Sea of Cape Olyutorskiy; Aleutian Islands and eastern Bering Sea at Pribilof Islands.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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