Kelp sculpin (Sigmistes caulias)

Scientific name: Sigmistes caulias Rutter, 1898

Kelp sculpin (Sigmistes caulias)

The Kelp sculpin (Sigmistes caulias) is a marine fish of the family Cottidae. Native range: North Pacific, Aleutian Islands, Alaska.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sigmistes caulias
Family
Cottidae (Sculpins)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North Pacific: Aleutian Islands, Alaska.
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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