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Etymology: Astrocottus: Greek, astra = ray + Greek, kottos = a fish (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 394 - 420 m (Ref. 27311). Temperate, preferred ?
Northwest Pacific: known only from Japan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 559)
Dorsal
spines
(total): 9 - 10;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 14-16;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 17 - 18;
Vertebrae: 33 - 35. This species possess the following set of characters: small head, its length 29-32% SL, depth
13-18% SL; barely concave interorbital space, slightly narrow, its width 4.8-7.7% HL; basal length of anal fin 38-42% SL; scales on chin and pectoral-fin rays absent, small scales scattered on ventral surface of trunk; a nuchal cirrus short; cirrus absent below lateral line; D1 IX-X (mode IX), D2 14-16 (mode 15); A 17-18 (mode 17); lateral-line scales 33-35 (mode 34); vertebrae 12 + 21-23 (mode 12 + 22) =33-35 (mode 34) (Ref. 76844).
Occurs on sandy and/or cobble bottoms (Ref. 76844).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Tsuruoka, O., S. Maruyama and M. Yabe, 2008. Revision of the Cottid Genus Astrocottus Bolin (Perciformes: Cattoidei), with the description of a new species from Northern Japan. Bull. Natl. Mus. Sci. Ser. A. Suppl. 2:25-37. (Ref. 76844)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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