Twohorn sculpin (Icelus bicornis)

Scientific name: Icelus bicornis Reinhardt, 1840

Twohorn sculpin (Icelus bicornis)

The Twohorn sculpin (Icelus bicornis) is a marine fish of the family Cottidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17-23; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 17. Yellowish with brown spots, most numerous on back; narrow stripes on soft dorsal, pectoral and caudal fins, with dark spots on fin rays. Head height equal to head width. Males with a long pointed genital papilla.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Icelus bicornis
Family
Cottidae (Sculpins)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
15.7
Common length
12
Depth range
0–930 m (0–3051 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 930 m
Climate
Polar
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Canadian Arctic to Hudson and Ungava bays and Newfoundland in Canada. Eastern Atlantic: Greenland, Iceland, Jan Mayen, Spitzbergen, Barents and Kara seas, Bohusl?n in Norway. Reported from the Alaskan Beaufort Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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