Blepsias cirrhosus
Silverspotted Sculpin
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Scorpaeniformes (Lionfish, Stonefish and others)
Hemitripteridae (Searavens)
Blepsias
Blepsias cirrhosus (Silverspotted Sculpin)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated. Caudal fin rounded. Pelvic fins small.
Distribution
North Pacific: Sea of Japan to the Bering Sea and to San Simeon, central California, USA.
Habitat Associations
Marine. demersal. depth range 0-150 m.
Biology
Occurs in intertidal areas and to 37 m depth, but more common in subtidal areas (Ref. 2850). Often found among algae (Ref. 2850). Adults inject eggs into the tissue near the gastral cavity of a sponge to use as a spawning bed (Ref. 34818).
Max length: 20.0 cm SL.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; guarders (nesters). External fertilization with internal insemination (Ref. 37516). Adults inject eggs into the tissue near the gastral cavity of a sponge to use as a spawning bed (Ref. 34818).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2023-11-29. Resilience: Medium (Fec=234-404).
Commercial or Environmental Importance
gamefish.
References
Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino (1984) The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text).
Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann (1983) A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p.
Hart, J.L. (1973) Pacific fishes of Canada. Bull. Fish. Res. Board Can. 180:740 p.
Munehara, H., K. Takano and Y. Koya (1991) The little dragon sculpin Blepsias cirrhosus, another case of internal gametic association and external fertilization. Jap. J. Ichthyol. 37(4):391-394.
Fedorov, V.V., I.A. Chereshnev, M.V. Nazarkin, A.V. Shestakov and V.V. Volobuev (2003) Catalog of marine and freswater fishes of the northern part of the Sea of Okhotsk. Vladivostok: Dalnauka, 2003. 204 p.
Kolpakov, N.V. and N.T. Dolganova (2006) Data on the biology of silverspotted sculpin Blepsias cirrhosus (Hemitripteridae) in coastal waters of the northern Primorie. Vopr. Ikhtiol. 46(4):519-524.
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