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Data on the distribution, size-age composition, dates, and conditions of spawning, fecundity, and feeding of Blepsias cirrhosus from the coastal waters of northern Primorye are presented. It is demonstrated that individuals in this region reach a length of 19.5 cm, weight of 87.0 g, and age of 6 years. Spawning occurs in the first half of July in coastal reefs at a water temperature of 10–15°C, at depths down to 8 m. The nuptual color of females is described. In connection with a clearly pronounced care for progeny, fecundity is low, 234–404 eggs. B. cirrhosus feeds mainly on nekton and benthic crustaceans.
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Original Russian Text © N.V. Kolpakov, N.T. Dolganova, 2006, published in Voprosy Ikhtiologii, 2006, Vol. 46, No. 4, pp. 519–524.
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Kolpakov, N.V., Dolganova, N.T. On the biology of Blepsias cirrhosus (Hemitripteridae) from coastal waters of northern Primorye. J. Ichthyol. 46, 454–459 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0032945206060063
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