Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20 - 25; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 18 - 21. Caudal fin rounded. Pelvic fins small.

Common Names

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Little dragon sculpin , English , Japan

Silver spot , English , Canada

Silverspotted sculpin , English , Canada

Silverspotted sculpin , English , USA

Silverspotted sculpin , English , Alaska

Habemik poisehärg , Estonian , Estonia

Isobatengu , Japanese , Japan

날개횟대 , Korean , Korea (South)

銀斑密棘杜父魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

银斑密棘杜父鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

бычок дальневосточный усатый , Russian , Russia

бычок-бабочка , Russian , Russia

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Cottoidei

Family: Agonidae

Genus: Blepsias

Species: Blepsias cirrhosus (Pallas, 1814)

Climate Zone

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Temperate

Location

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North Pacific: Sea of Japan to the Bering Sea and to San Simeon, central California, USA.

Biology

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Occurs in intertidal areas and to 37 m depth, but more common in subtidal areas (Ref. 2850). Often found among algae (Ref. 2850). Adults inject eggs into the tissue near the gastral cavity of a sponge to use as a spawning bed (Ref. 34818).

Habitat

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demersal

Conservation Status

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Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

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Harmless