Scaly-belly sculpin (Icelus perminovi)

Scientific name: Icelus perminovi Taranetz, 1936

Scaly-belly sculpin (Icelus perminovi)

The Scaly-belly sculpin (Icelus perminovi) is a marine fish of the family Cottidae. Native range: Northwest Pacific, off Hokkaido, Japan to the northern Sea of Okhotsk, Kuril Islands and Kamchatka.

Species facts

Scientific name
Icelus perminovi
Family
Cottidae (Sculpins)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
15.6
Depth range
175–900 m (574–2953 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 175 - 900 m, usually 400 - 600 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: off Hokkaido, Japan to the northern Sea of Okhotsk, Kuril Islands and Kamchatka
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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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