Scientific Name
Triglops xenostethus

Common Name
Scaly breasted sculpin

Biology
Found on bottoms that range from rock and gravel to broken shell and fine sand.

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: known only from the Aleutian Islands.

Range

55°N - 50°N, 180°E - 158°E

Environment

Climate

Boreal

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

50 m

Depth To - meters

178 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 50 - 178 m (Ref. 50610)

Trophic Level

3.2 s.e. 0.38 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

9.7 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

Low to moderate vulnerability (33 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