Calico sculpin (Clinocottus embryum) fish species and information / pictures of Calico sculpin - Clinocottus embryum

Calico sculpin (Clinocottus embryum) fish species information

Scientific Name
Clinocottus embryum

Common Name
Calico sculpin

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 8 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-17; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 9 - 12. Caudal fin barely rounded. Pelvic fins small.

Classification

Classified By
Jordan & Starks, 1895
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)
Family
Sculpins (Cottidae)

Distribution

Region
Eastern Pacific
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Bering Sea coast of Alaska to northern Baja California, Mexico.
Range
66°N -

Environment

Climate
Temperate
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
Unknown m
Depth To - meters
Unknown m
Zone
demersal
Environment
Marine; demersal
Trophic Level
3.03 s.e. 0.24 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
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
7.0 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5312 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Unknown
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (23 of 100)
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated