Spinyhead sculpin (Dasycottus setiger) is a saltwater species recorded in the United States. It is found at depths of 15–850 m.
Scientific name: Dasycottus setiger · Water: Saltwater
Size: up to 73 cm
The spinyhead sculpin is a demersal psychrolutid found on soft bottoms, recorded from 15 to 850 m. Maximum length is about 73 cm total length, and it can live 11 years. It is taken in subsistence fisheries and is a gamefish. Fishing vulnerability is moderate to high at 46 of 100 and resilience low; no IUCN assessment is recorded for it.
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