Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Zoarcoidei

Family: Stichaeidae

Genus: Chirolophis

Species: Chirolophis japonicus Herzenstein, 1890

Climate Zone

Location

• Northwest Pacific: northern Japan and Gulf of PoHai to Peter the Great Bay.

Biology

Found on rocky reefs and bottom in bays (Ref. 51666).

Habitat

benthopelagic

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless