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Nihon Grunt Sculpin Guarding Eggs | Rhamphocottus nagaakii

This is a male Nihon grunt sculpin (Rhamphocottus nagaakii) watching over a clutch of eggs. On average, the eggs require about 60 days at 10 degrees Celsius to mature. The yellow-colored egg is one that was not successfully fertilized. Photographed in Miyagi Prefecture in northeast Japan.

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This is a male Nihon grunt sculpin (Rhamphocottus nagaakii) watching over a clutch of eggs. On average, the eggs require about 60 days at 10 degrees Celsius to mature. The yellow-colored egg is one that was not successfully fertilized. Photographed in Miyagi Prefecture in northeast Japan.