Vellitor minutus

Himesui

Vellitor minutus Iwata, 1983
Length: 8 cm
Locality: Kuroshima, Tassha, Sado Is. Depth: 7 m
Environment: seaweed bed
Water temperature: 21°C
Date: Oct, 2013 Photographer: Satoshi Awata

PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderPerciformes
FamilyCottidae

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Female specimen in breeding season
Locality: Kuroshima, Tassha, Sado Is. Depth: 7 m
Environment: Seaweed bed
Water temperature: 22°C
Date: Oct, 2013 Photographer: Satoshi Awata