Scientific Name
Triglops metopias

Common Name
Alaskan sculpin

Biology
Seems to prefer bottoms of sand, fine gravel, pebbles, and broken shell.

Classification

Classified By

Gilbert & Burke, 1912

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Sculpins (Cottidae)

Distribution

Region

North Pacific

Distribution

North Pacific: Bering Sea to Auke Bay, Alaska.

Range

59°N - 50°N, 160°E - 145°W

Environment

Climate

Polar

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

27 m

Depth To - meters

132 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 27 - 132 m (Ref. 50610)

Trophic Level

3.27 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

16.7 cm

Common Length

15.0 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 (40 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated