Zesticelus
ochotensis
Yabe, 1995
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Family:
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Cottidae
(Sculpins)
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Order:
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Scorpaeniformes
(scorpionfishes and flatheads)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Max. size:
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5.4 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 13470); 5.34 cm SL (female) |
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Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 1000 – 1845 m
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Climate: |
deep-water |
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Importance:
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Resilience: |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months(Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
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Distribution:
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Northwest Pacific: southwestern Sea of Okhotsk from Kitami-yamato Bank to Cape Shiretoko, Hokkaido, Japan.
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 7 - 7;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 10 - 11;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 9;
Vertebrae: 27 – 28. Fresh specimens uniformly dark brown, snout slightly paler. Fins black; region of anus white.
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Biology: |
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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