Tadpole sculpin (Psychrolutes paradoxus)

Scientific name: Psychrolutes paradoxus G?nther, 1861

Tadpole sculpin (Psychrolutes paradoxus)

The Tadpole sculpin (Psychrolutes paradoxus) is a marine fish of the family Psychrolutidae. Native range: North Pacific, Sea of Okhotsk and the Sea of Japan to the Bering Sea and southern Puget Sound, Washington, USA.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-17; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 14. Caudal fin rounded.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Psychrolutes paradoxus
Family
Psychrolutidae (Fatheads)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.0
Depth range
0–1100 m (0–3609 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 1100 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk and the Sea of Japan to the Bering Sea and southern Puget Sound, Washington, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries:
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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