Psychrolutes paradoxus
Tadpole Sculpin
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Scorpaeniformes (Lionfish, Stonefish and others)
Psychrolutidae (Fathead Sculpins)
Psychrolutes
Psychrolutes paradoxus (Tadpole Sculpin)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated. Caudal fin rounded.
Distribution
North Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk and the Sea of Japan (Ref. 559) to the Bering Sea and southern Puget Sound, Washington, USA.
Habitat Associations
Marine. demersal. depth range 0-1100 m.
Biology
Found on soft bottoms and possibly rocky bottoms (Ref. 2850). Reported near shore (Ref. 2850). Prefers low temperatures (Ref. 6885).
Max length: 7.0 cm TL.
IUCN Red List Status: N.E. (N.E.).
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: bycatch.
References
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.
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.
Fadeev, N.S. (2005) Guide to biology and fisheries of fishes of the North Pacific Ocean. Vladivostok, TINRO-Center. 366 p.
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