Threadfin sculpin (Icelinus filamentosus)

Scientific name: Icelinus filamentosus Gilbert, 1890

Threadfin sculpin (Icelinus filamentosus)

The Threadfin sculpin (Icelinus filamentosus) is a marine fish of the family Cottidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Chirikof Island in the western Gulf of Alaska to Point Loma and Cortez Bank, southern California, USA.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-18; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 13 - 15. Caudal fin fanned out, bluntly rounded; pelvic fins small, extending about one-third distance to anal origin. Color olive green to light brown on dorsal surface, creamy yellow to light brown on ventral surface, 4 dark saddles across back, bars of dark blotches on all fins except pelvic and anal fins; sometimes dusky along margin of anal fin; males sometimes variously blotched with orange to red; silvery areas anterior to and behind base of pectorals.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Icelinus filamentosus
Family
Cottidae (Sculpins)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
27.0
Depth range
18–800 m (59–2625 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 18 - 800 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Chirikof Island in the western Gulf of Alaska to Point Loma and Cortez Bank, southern California, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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