Roughskin sculpin
📖 Overview
Adults live at the mouths of rivers that fall into the seas along the coasts of the warmly temperate zone of East Asia. Carnivore. Can grow to 12-14 cm long and becomes sexually mature in one year .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19 - 20; Anal soft rays: 17 - 18. Head large and without spine; snout with nostril spine; eyes small and nearer to tip of snout; mouth large, upper jaw slightly projected and reaching rear edge of eyes; gill opening large, pseudobranch present and gill rakers small; scales absent but with small knobbles on body.: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Roughskin sculpin is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; catadromous . Subtropical
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Four Gill Fish · Roughskin Sculpin · Songjiang Perch |
| 🌍CES | vranec pásovaný |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Yamanokami · ヤマノカミ |
| 🇰🇷Korean | 꺽정이 |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Бычок-трахидерм |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 松江鲈 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trachydermus fasciatus | Heckel | 1837 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 3 records indexed .
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