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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