BIOLOGIYA MORYA, 2004, Vol. 30, No. 2, pp. 154-155

The first record of the bigmouth sculpin Ulca bolini (Pisces: Hemitripteridae) in the southeastern Sea of Okhotsk

© 2004 A. A. Balanov¹, V. A. Shelekhov²

¹Institute of Marine Biology, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok 690041;
²Pacific Fisheries Research Center, Vladivostok 690600

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The first capture of the bigmouth sculpin Ulca bolini (body length to the end of central caudal rays 60 cm, weight 7 kg, depth 280-300 m) in the Sea of Okhotsk at the southern Kuril Islands (Prostor Bay, Iturup Island) is reported.

Key words: bigmouth sculpin, Ulca bolini, Kuril Islands, Sea of Okhotsk.