Hairhead sculpin (Trichocottus brashnikovi)

Scientific name: Trichocottus brashnikovi Soldatov & Pavlenko, 1915

The Hairhead sculpin (Trichocottus brashnikovi) is a marine fish of the family Cottidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-16; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 14

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Trichocottus brashnikovi
Family
Cottidae (Sculpins)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
22.5
Depth range
7–87 m (23–285 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 7 - 87 m
Climate
Polar
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: western Bering Sea off Cape Navarin; Sea of Okhotsk and northern Sea of Japan off Tatar Strait. Northeast Pacific: northeastern Bering Sea between St. Lawrence Island and Seaward Peninsula.
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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