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Dwergzeedonderpad

Micrenophrys lilljeborgii

Cottidae Season Open

Identification

The Norway bullhead is a very small sculpin of only 4 to 6 cm. Stocky body with a relatively large, broad head bearing small spines. Reddish-brown to grey-brown with dark blotches. Large, fan-shaped pectoral fins.

Ecology

Lives on sand and gravel bottoms at 20 to 250 meters depth. A bottom-dweller feeding on small crustaceans and worms.

In the Netherlands

Found in the North Sea but rarely recorded due to its tiny size and deep-water habitat.