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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and flatheads) > Cottidae (Sculpins)
Etymology: Myoxocephalus: Greek, myos = muscle, and also, mouse + Greek, kephale = head (Ref. 45335).

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Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 60 m (Ref. 50550). Temperate, preferred ?

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North Pacific: Unalaska I., Aleutian Is. To SE Alaska at Port Conclusion; Commander Is. and east coast of Kamchatka to Sea of Okhotsk and to Sea of Japan to South Korea.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 62.0 cm FL male/unsexed; (Ref. 115020); max. published weight: 4.0 kg (Ref. 115020); max. reported age: 12 years (Ref. 56449)

Occurs in the littoral zone (Ref. 26334), over rocky reefs (Ref. 559). Enters rivers (Refs. 2058, 37812).

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Nakabo, T., 2002. Fishes of Japan with pictorial keys to the species, English edition II. Tokai University Press, Japan, pp 867-1749. (Ref. 43239)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00832 (0.00417 - 0.01659), b=3.15 (2.97 - 3.33), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278): 3.7 ±0.4 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 69278): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate vulnerability (45 of 100) .

Price category (Ref. 80766): Very high.

Myoxocephalus stelleri Tilesius, 1811