Dorothy's sculpin (Triglops dorothy)

Scientific name: Triglops dorothy Pietsch & Orr, 2006

Dorothy's sculpin (Triglops dorothy)

The Dorothy's sculpin (Triglops dorothy) is a marine fish of the family Cottidae. Native range: Northwest Pacific, from the southern Sea of Okhotsk, Aniva Ba, Russia, and Hokkaido, Japan.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 23-25; Anal soft rays: 23 - 25; Vertebrae: 45 - 47. Diagnosis: Differs from its congeners in having an interorbital width of 8.9-11.5% head length (HL); caudal fin truncate to slightly rounded; 18-31 well-developed dorsolateral scales; 45-50 lateral line scales; 4-10 transverse dermal folds of breast; 67-99 oblique dermal folds; 23-25 dorsal-fin rays; 17-19 pectoral-fin rays; 7-12 gill rakers; first infraorbital pore length 3.6-5% HL; the peritoneum unpigmented or at most with few, widely spaced melanophores.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Triglops dorothy
Family
Cottidae (Sculpins)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
14.8
Depth range
73–117 m (240–384 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 73 - 117 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: from the southern Sea of Okhotsk, Aniva Ba, Russia, and Hokkaido, Japan.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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