Ribbed sculpin (Triglops pingelii)

Scientific name: Triglops pingelii Reinhardt, 1837

Ribbed sculpin (Triglops pingelii)

The Ribbed sculpin (Triglops pingelii) is a marine fish of the family Cottidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 23-26; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 23 - 26. Caudal fin small. Lower 7-8 rays of pectoral fins moderately exserted but not especially thickened.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Triglops pingelii
Family
Cottidae (Sculpins)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
20.0
Depth range
0–930 m (0–3051 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 930 m, usually 18 - 91 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Arctic: Alaskan Beaufort Sea. North Pacific: Japan through the Aleutian chain and the Bering Sea to Washington, USA. North Atlantic: Cape Cod, USA to Greenland, Spitzbergen, and Denmark. Northwest Atlantic: Canada.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (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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