Hookhorn sculpin (Artediellus pacificus) fish species and information / pictures of Hookhorn sculpin - Artediellus pacificus

Hookhorn sculpin (Artediellus pacificus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Artediellus pacificus

Common Name
Hookhorn sculpin

Biology
Found on mud and sand bottoms (Ref. 2850).

Classification

Classified By
Gilbert, 1896
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)
Family
Sculpins (Cottidae)

Distribution

Region
North Pacific
Distribution
North Pacific: Bering Sea to southeastern Alaska.
Range
Unknown

Environment

Climate
Temperate
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
15 m
Depth To - meters
137 m
Zone
demersal
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 15 - 137 m (Ref. 2850)
Trophic Level
3.23 s.e. 0.39 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
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
5.7 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Unknown
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (20 of 100)
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated