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Cottidae (Sculpins)
Etymology: Gymnocanthus: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, akantha = thorn (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Solomon Markovich Herzenstein (1854–1894) was a Russian zoologist and ichthyologist who graduated in physics and mathematics at St Petersburg University. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Jordan & Starks.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 300 m (Ref. 50610). Temperate
Northwest Pacific: northern Japan to the Sea of Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 32.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 56557); 42.0 cm TL (female); common length : 28.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 56557); max. published weight: 1.0 kg (Ref. 56557); max. reported age: 17 years (Ref. 56557)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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