Trichocottus brashnikovi

Trichocottus brashnikovi
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Superfamily: Cottoidea
Family: Cottidae
Genus: Trichocottus
Soldatov & Pavlenko, 1915
Species: T. brashnikovi
Binomial name
Trichocottus brashnikovi
Soldatov & Pavlenko, 1915

Trichocottus brashnikovi is a species of fish in the superfamily Cottoidea, the sculpins, and the only member of the monotypic genus Trichocottus. Its common name is hairhead sculpin.[1]

This fish is native to the northern Pacific Ocean, including the Bering Sea, the Sea of Okhotsk, and the northern Sea of Japan. It is a demersal fish living along the sandy substrates of the seafloor at depths of up to 87 meters.[1] Its maximum length is about 22.5 centimeters.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Froese, R. and D. Pauly. (Eds.) Trichocottus brashnikovi. FishBase. 2011.
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