Puget Sound sculpin (Ruscarius meanyi)

Scientific name: Ruscarius meanyi Jordan & Starks, 1895

Puget Sound sculpin (Ruscarius meanyi)

The Puget Sound sculpin (Ruscarius meanyi) is a marine fish of the family Cottidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Fillmore Island, southeastern Alaska to Arena Cove, northern California, USA.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-16; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 11 - 12. Caudal fin bluntly rounded. Pelvic fins small.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Ruscarius meanyi
Family
Cottidae (Sculpins)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
5.9
Depth range
2–82 m (7–269 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 2 - 82 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Fillmore Island, southeastern Alaska to Arena Cove, northern California, USA.
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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