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Artedius harringtoni (Starks, 1896)

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16 - 18; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 10 - 14. Pelvic fins small.

Common Names

  • Plumose sculpin , English , Canada
  • Scalyhead sculpin , English , Canada
  • Scalyhead sculpin , English , USA
  • Scalyhead sculpin , English , Alaska
  • 鱗首阿氏杜父魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 鳞首阿氏杜父鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Luskoglavi kapelj , Slovene , Slovenia

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Perciformes/Cottoidei

    Family: Cottidae

    Genus: Artedius

    Species: Artedius harringtoni (Starks, 1896)

    Climate Zone

  • Temperate

    • Location

  • Eastern Pacific: Kodiak Island, Alaska to San Miguel Island, southern California, USA.

    • Biology

    Found in intertidal and subtidal rocky areas, around pilings (Ref. 2850). Males are territorial (Ref. 6885). Sexual dimorphism is remarkable (Ref. 74407). Males guard eggs (Ref. 74407).

    Habitat

    demersal

    Conservation Status

    Not Evaluated

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless