Spectacled sculpin (Triglops scepticus)

Scientific name: Triglops scepticus Gilbert, 1896

Spectacled sculpin (Triglops scepticus)

The Spectacled sculpin (Triglops scepticus) is a marine fish of the family Cottidae. Native range: North Pacific, Sea of Japan to the Bering Sea and southeastern Alaska.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 21-23; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 20 - 24. Eye large, orbital diameter 1.5 times snout length; maxillary with small ctenoid scales.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Triglops scepticus
Family
Cottidae (Sculpins)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.8
Common length
16.0
Depth range
25–925 m (82–3035 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 25 - 925 m, usually 100 - 380 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
North Pacific: Sea of Japan to the Bering Sea and southeastern Alaska.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 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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