Hypoptychus dybowskii

Hypoptychus dybowskii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gasterosteiformes
Family:	Hypoptychidae
Genus:	Hypoptychus; Steindachner, 1880
Species:	H. dybowskii
Binomial name
	Hypoptychus dybowskii; Steindachner, 1880

Hypoptychus dybowskii, the Korean sandlance,^[1] is a species of hypoptychid fish found in shallow salt water off the coasts of Japan and Sakhalin (Russia) as well as possibly occurring in South Korea and China. It is a commercially important species where it occurs. This species grows to a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.^[1]

Like sticklebacks, it feeds on small invertebrates and fish larvae. Also like sticklebacks, it produces a sticky secretion from its kidneys when breeding. The parent uses the secretion to attach the eggs to sargassum.^[2]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Hypoptychus dybowskii" in FishBase. October 2012 version.
^ Orr, J.W.; Pietsch, T.W. (1998). Paxton, J.R.; Eschmeyer, W.N. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. p. 172. ISBN 0-12-547665-5.

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[FB-1] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Hypoptychus dybowskii" in FishBase. October 2012 version.

[EoF-2] Orr, J.W.; Pietsch, T.W. (1998). Paxton, J.R.; Eschmeyer, W.N. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. p. 172. ISBN 0-12-547665-5.

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