| Family: | Psychrolutidae (Fatheads) |
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| Order: | Scorpaeniformes (scorpionfishes and flatheads) | |||
| Class: | Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) | |||
| In this site name: | Smooth-cheek sculpin | |||
| Max. size: | 39.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 56527) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 14 – 400 m | |||
| Climate: | temperate | |||
| Importance: | fisheries: | |||
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Distribution:
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North Pacific: Japan to Bering Sea and to Kodiak Island, Alaska. | |||
| Morphology: | Dorsal spines (total): 8 - 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19 - 23; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 15 – 18. Some laminate cirri present around lower jaw; no preopercular spines; branchiostegal membranes fused to isthmus with a narrow fold over isthmus (Ref. 559). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| Red List Status: | Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073) | |||
| Dangerous: | harmless | |||
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