Zesticelus ochotensis Yabe, 1995
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 Family:  Cottidae (Sculpins)
 Max. size:  5.42 cm SL (male/unsexed); 5.34 cm SL (female)
 Environment:  bathydemersal; depth range 1000 - 1845 m
 Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: southwestern Sea of Okhotsk from Kitami-yamato Bank to Cape Shiretoko, Hokkaido, Japan.
 Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 9-9; Vertebrae: 27-28. Fresh specimens uniformly dark brown, snout slightly paler. Fins black; region of anus white.
 Biology: 
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
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 Entered by: Garilao, Cristina V. - 19.11.97
 Modified by: Kesner-Reyes, Kathleen - 31.07.06

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