Scientific Name
Triglops pingelii

Common Name
Ribbed sculpin

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 23-26; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 23 - 26. Caudal fin small. Lower 7-8 rays of pectoral fins moderately exserted but not especially thickened.

Classification

Classified By

Reinhardt, 1837

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Sculpins (Cottidae)

Distribution

Region

Arctic

Distribution

Arctic: Alaskan Beaufort Sea (Ref. 28503). North Pacific: Japan through the Aleutian chain and the Bering Sea to Washington, USA. North Atlantic: Cape Cod, USA to Greenland, Spitzbergen, and Denmark (Ref. 27436). Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951).

Range

79°N - 41°N

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

930 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 930 m (Ref. 58496), usually 18 - 91 m (Ref. 2850)

Trophic Level

3.41 s.e. 0.51 Based on diet studies.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

20.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5010 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: of no interest

Vulnerability

Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated