Atlantic hookear sculpin (Artediellus atlanticus)

Scientific name: Artediellus atlanticus Jordan & Evermann, 1898

Atlantic hookear sculpin (Artediellus atlanticus)

The Atlantic hookear sculpin (Artediellus atlanticus) is a marine fish of the family Cottidae.

Biology

Gill membranes joined to each other under the throat, lateral line scales without bony knobs. Upper spine of the front gill cover curved upwards.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Artediellus atlanticus
Family
Cottidae (Sculpins)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
15.0
Common length
10.5
Depth range
35–900 m (115–2953 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 35 - 900 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Northwest Atlantic: Greenland and Canada to Cape Cod in Massachusetts, USA. Northeast Atlantic: Greenland, Iceland, the Faroes, Novaya Zemlya (but not White Sea) in Russia, southern part of Barents Sea, Scandinavian coast to Skagerrak, the Orkneys in Scotland, and Ireland.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec=50)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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