Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 11 - 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19 - 20; Anal spines: 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).

Common Names

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Butterfly sculpin , English , USA

Butterfly sculpin , English , Alaska

Liblik-poolsoomushärg , Estonian , Estonia

Kujakukajika , Japanese , Japan

惰杜父魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

惰杜父鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

横带杂鳞杜父鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

橫帶雜鱗杜父魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Bychok-babochka , Russian , Russia

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Cottoidei

Family: Cottidae

Genus: Hemilepidotus

Species: Hemilepidotus papilio (Bean, 1880)

Climate Zone

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Temperate

Location

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Biology

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Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

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demersal