Scientific Name
Triglops scepticus

Common Name
Spectacled sculpin

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 21-23; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 20 - 24. Eye large, orbital diameter 1.5 times snout length; maxillary with small ctenoid scales (Ref. 559).

Classification

Classified By

Gilbert, 1896

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Sculpins (Cottidae)

Distribution

Region

North Pacific

Distribution

North Pacific: Sea of Japan to the Bering Sea and southeastern Alaska.

Range

61°N - 37°N

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

25 m

Depth To - meters

925 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 25 - 925 m (Ref. 6793), usually 100 - 380 m

Trophic Level

3.22 s.e. 0.44 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

30.8 cm

Common Length

16.0 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

High vulnerability (61 of 100)

Resilience

Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated