Scientific Name
Rhamphocottus richardsonii

Common Name
Grunt sculpin

Biology
Dorsal spines : 7 - 8; Dorsal soft rays : 12-13; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 6 - 7. Caudal fin well rounded.

Classification

Classified By

G?nther, 1874

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Grunt sculpins (Rhamphocottidae)

Distribution

Region

North Pacific

Distribution

North Pacific: Japan to Alaska and at least Santa Monica Bay, southern California, USA.

Range

66°N - 32°N

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

165 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 165 m

Trophic Level

3.42000007629394 s.e. 0.37 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

8.9 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 1.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Aquarium: public aquariums

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (10 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated