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Astrocottus regulus Tsuruoka, Maruyama & Yabe, 2008 |
| Family: | Cottidae (Sculpins) | |||
| Max. size: | 4.21 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 10 - 55 m | |||
| Distribution: | Northwest Pacific: Japan. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 9-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-15; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 13-14; Vertebrae: 32-34. This species possess the following characters: small head, its length 31-33% SL, depth 13-17% SL; flat and narrow interorbital space, its width 5.6-7.2% HL; basal length of anal fin 30-34% SL; scales on pectoral-fin rays and ventral surface of head and trunk absent; no nuchal cirrus; some scales below lateral line have filamentous cirri; D1 IX-XI (mode X); D2 13-15 (mode 14); A 13-14 (mode 14); lateral-line scales 31-33 (mode 32); vertebrae 12 + 20-22 (mode 12 + 21)=32- 34 (mode 33) (Ref. 76844). | |||
| Biology: | Occurs on sandy and/or cobble bottom (Ref. 76844). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
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