Hamecon (Artediellus scaber)

Scientific name: Artediellus scaber Knipowitsch, 1907

Hamecon (Artediellus scaber)

The Hamecon (Artediellus scaber) is a brackish-water fish of the family Cottidae. Native range: Northeast Atlantic, southeastern part of Barents Sea, off Novaya Zemlya, eastwards from Kara Sea to northern part of Bering Sea to Hudson Strait.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7 - 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-14; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 10 - 13. Caudal fin rounded. Head greyish-brown above, body lighter, with large, irregular dark spots forming cross-bands; stripes on all fins orange, pectoral tips white; oval black spot on hind part of spinous dorsal fin in males.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Artediellus scaber
Family
Cottidae (Sculpins)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.4
Common length
6.0
Depth range
0–290 m (0–951 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 0 - 290 m
Climate
Polar
Distribution
Northeast Atlantic: southeastern part of Barents Sea, off Novaya Zemlya, eastwards from Kara Sea to northern part of Bering Sea to Hudson Strait.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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