Alexander Semenov, Russland
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(Linnaeus, 1758)
Distribution:
Northeast Atlantic: English Channel to Finmarken and Murman coasts and White Sea, also the Shetlands, the Faroes and southern and southwestern coasts of Iceland; southern part of Baltic.
Biology:
Inhabits inshore waters, deeper waters in winter in Skaggerak, preferring sandy bottoms, rarely
stones.
Maximum depth reported at 270 m (Ref. 28197). Feeds on bottom crustaceans and polychaetes. Matures after about 1 year; a few spawning in the second year.
The eggs are laid in seaweed.
Spawns in February - April, female laying 2,500-3,000 yellow eggs with a diameter of 2 mm.
Period of development is very long and 6-8 mm long pelagic larvae hatch after 10-11 months.
Synonyms:
Aspidophorus armatus Lacepède, 1801
Aspidophorus cataphractus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Aspidophorus europaeus Cuvier, 1829
Cataphractus schoneveldii Fleming, 1828
Cottus brodamus Bonnaterre, 1788
Cottus cataphractus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Paragonus sertorii Miranda Ribeiro, 1918
Phalangistes cataphractus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ribeiroa sertorii (Miranda Ribeiro, 1918)
Distribution:
Northeast Atlantic: English Channel to Finmarken and Murman coasts and White Sea, also the Shetlands, the Faroes and southern and southwestern coasts of Iceland; southern part of Baltic.
Biology:
Inhabits inshore waters, deeper waters in winter in Skaggerak, preferring sandy bottoms, rarely
stones.
Maximum depth reported at 270 m (Ref. 28197). Feeds on bottom crustaceans and polychaetes. Matures after about 1 year; a few spawning in the second year.
The eggs are laid in seaweed.
Spawns in February - April, female laying 2,500-3,000 yellow eggs with a diameter of 2 mm.
Period of development is very long and 6-8 mm long pelagic larvae hatch after 10-11 months.
Synonyms:
Aspidophorus armatus Lacepède, 1801
Aspidophorus cataphractus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Aspidophorus europaeus Cuvier, 1829
Cataphractus schoneveldii Fleming, 1828
Cottus brodamus Bonnaterre, 1788
Cottus cataphractus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Paragonus sertorii Miranda Ribeiro, 1918
Phalangistes cataphractus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ribeiroa sertorii (Miranda Ribeiro, 1918)
