Ishikawa's sculpin (Furcina ishikawae)

Scientific name: Furcina ishikawae Jordan & Starks, 1904

Ishikawa's sculpin (Furcina ishikawae)

The Ishikawa's sculpin (Furcina ishikawae) is a marine fish of the family Cottidae. Native range: Northwest Pacific, Japan and South Korea.

Biology

Found in tide pools. Eggs are deposited in the peribranchial cavity of sea squirts.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Furcina ishikawae
Family
Cottidae (Sculpins)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: Japan and South Korea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (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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