Silverspotted Sculpin

Blepsias cirrhosus

Body color brownish to greenish dorsally and reddish to white ventrally, bright silver patches above pectoral fin; prominent cirri on snout and lower jaw; strong notch in 1st dorsal fin; dense scales over much of body except in silver areas and under pectoral fins, pectoral rays 11-14

Occurence: Bering Sea to California; Japan

Depth: 0-37 meters    Size: 19 cm

Species code: 21398

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