Smoothcheek sculpin (Eurymen gyrinus)

Scientific name: Eurymen gyrinus Gilbert & Burke, 1912

Smoothcheek sculpin (Eurymen gyrinus)

The Smoothcheek sculpin (Eurymen gyrinus) is a marine fish of the family Psychrolutidae. Native range: North Pacific, Japan to Bering Sea and to Kodiak Island, Alaska.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19-23; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 15 - 18. Some laminate cirri present around lower jaw; no preopercular spines; branchiostegal membranes fused to isthmus with a narrow fold over isthmus.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Eurymen gyrinus
Family
Psychrolutidae (Fatheads)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
39.0
Depth range
14–400 m (46–1312 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 14 - 400 m, usually 50 - 80 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North Pacific: Japan to Bering Sea and to Kodiak Island, Alaska.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries:
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 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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