Author: (Dybowski, 1874)
FBname: Kessler's sculpin
Comments: Occurs where the bottom is sand, sand-and-stone and sand-and-silt.  Stays at a depth range of 3-15 m during the winter months.  Spawns from mid May until the end of June, over sand and stone bottom, 3-5 m depth, as well as in shallow inlets and tributary mouths.  Eggs are deposited under stones and are guarded by the male.  Males are larger than females.  (Ref. 2058).