Stichaeopsis nana
Stichaeopsis nana Kner, 1870
photo by Miyahara, H.


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Family:  Stichaeidae (Pricklebacks), subfamily: Stichaeinae
Max. size:  25 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 0 - 90 m
Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: Aomori Prefecture, Japan to the southern Kuril Islands and the northern Sea of Japan (Ref. 559); including Okhotsk Sea at northern Sakhalin (Ref. 51666).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Occurs near shore on rocky reefs or silty sand to stone and broken shell bottoms; often among algae to depth of 90 meters (Ref. 51666).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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