Fourspine sculpin (Cottus kazika)

Scientific name: Cottus kazika Jordan & Starks, 1904

Fourspine sculpin (Cottus kazika)

The Fourspine sculpin (Cottus kazika) is a freshwater fish of the family Cottidae. In the aquarium it needs water at 5–33°C (41–91°F). Native range: Asia, Japan.

Fourspine sculpin care at a glance

Temperature
5–33°C (41–91°F)

Biology

Adults are found in the middle reaches of rivers during the summer; migrates downstream in autumn. River bed consists of cobbles, boulders and gravel in riffles and sand and gravel in pools. Feed on fishes. Juveniles migrate from the spawning ground in the sea to the middle reaches of rivers to grow.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cottus kazika
Family
Cottidae (Sculpins)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; catadromous, usually ? - 1 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Asia: Japan.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Fec = 15,000)

Sources

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

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