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Stichaeidae (Pricklebacks) > Xiphisterinae
Etymology: Dictyosoma: Greek, diktyon = net + Greek, soma = body (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated. Subtropical, preferred ?
Northwest Pacific: Japan to East China Sea and to Korean Peninsula.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 38029)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Found in subtidal zones of rocky reefs (Ref. 43239).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Nakabo, T., 2002. Fishes of Japan with pictorial keys to the species, English edition II. Tokai University Press, Japan, pp 867-1749. (Ref. 43239)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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