Largeplate sculpin (Stelgistrum concinnum)

Scientific name: Stelgistrum concinnum Andriashev, 1935

The Largeplate sculpin (Stelgistrum concinnum) is a marine fish of the family Cottidae. Native range: Pacific Ocean, western Bering Sea of Cape Olyutorskiy; Aleutian Islands and eastern Bering Sea at Pribilof Islands.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17-19; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 14 - 15. Pink in color; broad dusky bands extending to lateral line, one below spinous dorsal, three below soft dorsal, one on caudal peduncle, all with narrow bars extending ventrally from and between them. Caudal fin rounded.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Stelgistrum concinnum
Family
Cottidae (Sculpins)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
5.1
Depth range
10–50 m (33–164 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 10 - 50 m
Climate
Boreal
Distribution
Pacific Ocean: western Bering Sea of Cape Olyutorskiy; Aleutian Islands and eastern Bering Sea at Pribilof Islands.
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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