Schmidt's sculpin

Cottiusculus schmidti

Fish
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth44–247 m
Water temperature8–19 °C
Best monthsJune and October
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 0 records
February: 0 records
March: 0 records
April: 2 records
May: 0 records
June: 11 records
July: 1 records
August: 5 records
September: 1 records
October: 11 records
November: 4 records
December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 44–247 m · Deepest record: 344.5 m

20–30 m: 2 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 3 records
50–60 m: 2 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 1 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 2 records
110–120 m: 5 records
120–130 m: 0 records
130+ m: 19 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 8–19 °C

6–8 °C: 1 records
8–10 °C: 0 records
10–12 °C: 0 records
12–14 °C: 7 records
14–16 °C: 14 records
16–18 °C: 10 records
18–20 °C: 2 records

Names and classification

English: Schmidt's sculpin

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: Kinkajika, キンカジカ

Similar species

Cottiusculus nihonkaiensis
Oblong elkhorn sculpin
Alcichthys elongatus
Dwarf Sculpin
Antipodocottus elegans
Galathea Sculpin
Antipodocottus galatheae
Artediellus fuscimentus
Daruma sagamia

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
38 open-data records from 1969 to 2013.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.

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