Porocottus leptosomus

Porocottus leptosomus Muto, Choi & Yabe, 2002

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Cottoidei (Sculpins) > Cottidae (Sculpins)
Etymology: Porocottus: Greek, poros = porous + Greek, kottos = a fish (Ref. 45335); leptosomus: Named for its compressed body.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 1 m (Ref. 44254). Temperate

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Northwest Pacific: Korea, Yellow Sea.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.6 cm SL (female)

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Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18 - 19; Anal soft rays: 12 - 14; Vertebrae: 33 - 34. Two pairs of branched cirri on dorsal surface of head. Bases of head cirri smooth. A single filamentous cirrus on dorsal tip of each spine of first dorsal fin. Sixth canaliculus of infraorbital sensory canal with a single pore. A long posterior medial canaliculus of the occipital canal with a terminal and a few supplementary pores. Melanophores scattered on isthmus hidden beneath branchiostegal membrane. Body width 1.2-1.5 in body depth. Caudal fin rounded.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Occurs in tide pools (Ref. 44254).

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Muto, F., Y. Choi and M. Yabe, 2002. Porocottus leptosomus sp. nov., from the west coast of Korea, Yellow Sea (Scorpaeniformes: Cottidae). Ichthyol. Res. 49(3):229-233. (Ref. 44254)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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