Mote sculpin (Normanichthys crockeri)

Scientific name: Normanichthys crockeri Clark, 1937

Mote sculpin (Normanichthys crockeri)

The Mote sculpin (Normanichthys crockeri) is a marine fish of the family Normanichthyidae. Native range: Southeast Pacific, Chimbote, Peru to Isla Mocha, Chile.

Species facts

Scientific name
Normanichthys crockeri
Family
Normanichthyidae (Barehead scorpionfishes)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
11.0
Environment
Marine; demersal, usually 37 - 200 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Southeast Pacific: Chimbote, Peru to Isla Mocha, Chile.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Assuming tm

Sources

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

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