Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux)

Scientific name: Cottus pollux G?nther, 1873

Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux)

The Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux) is a freshwater fish of the family Cottidae. Native range: Asia, in mountain streams of Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu, Japan.

Biology

Bottom-dwelling fish of mountain streams.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cottus pollux
Family
Cottidae (Sculpins)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
15.0
Environment
Freshwater; demersal; amphidromous
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Asia: in mountain streams of Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu, Japan.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries:
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=2; Fec=200)

Sources

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

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