Fourspine Sculpin

Rheopresbe kazika

Fourspine Sculpin

This sculpin spends summer in the middle reaches of rivers over cobbles and gravel, then drops downstream in autumn. Its young hatch in the sea and migrate up into the rivers to grow, a back and forth life between fresh and salt water. Adults reach about thirty centimetres and prey on other fish.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Perciformes › Cottidae › Rheopresbe

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 1729349.

FAQ

Is the Fourspine Sculpin dangerous to divers?
The Fourspine Sculpin is harmless to divers.
How big does the Fourspine Sculpin get?
The Fourspine Sculpin grows to about 30 cm.