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Hemilepidotus papilio (Bean, 1880) Butterfly sculpin |
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photo by
Orlov, A. |
| Family: | Cottidae (Sculpins) | |||
| Max. size: | 45 cm FL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 4 - 320 m | |||
| Distribution: | Arctic: Chukchi Sea. North Pacific: Hokkaido, Japan and Sea of Okhotsk and to Buldir Island in the Aleutian chain. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 11-13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19-20; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 16-18. Scales on ventral scale row less than 1/2 the size of those on the dorsal scale row; fin membrane of spiny dorsal well incised; 4 preopercular spines; the 4th simple (Ref. 559). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 04 February 2009 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||