Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243). Temperate
Northwest Pacific: Taiwan (Ref. 47843), Japan (central Honshu to southern Kyushu) and southern Korea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9710)
Found among bottom cover (Ref. 9710). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Females attach adhesive eggs to seaweed with the mouth and guard them until embryos hatch (Ref. 40060).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Females attach adhesive eggs to seaweed with the mouth and guard them until embryos hatch (Ref. 40060).
Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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