Scientific Name
Triglops murrayi

Common Name
Moustache sculpin

Biology
Dark spot in the hind part of first dorsal fin, caudal fin with dark stripes. Series of skin folds with serrated edges running obliquely down below the lateral line (Ref. 35388).

Classification

Classified By

G?nther, 1888

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Sculpins (Cottidae)

Distribution

Region

North Atlantic

Distribution

North Atlantic: Cape Cod on the American coast northward to Ungava Bay, Greenland, Iceland, and the Atlantic coast of northern Europe.

Range

79°N - 41°N, 95°W - 45°E

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

12 °C

Depth From - meters

7 m

Depth To - meters

530 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 7 - 530 m (Ref. 58496)

Trophic Level

3.46 s.e. 0.49 Based on diet studies.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

20.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5010 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: of no interest

Vulnerability

Moderate vulnerability (43 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec=100)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated