Scientific Name
Triglops jordani

Common Name
Jordan's sculpin

Biology
Usually between 40 and 250 m on bottoms of mud, sand, and pebbles.

Classification

Classified By

Jordan & Starks, 1904

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Sculpins (Cottidae)

Distribution

Region

Northwest Pacific

Distribution

Northwest Pacific: Sea of Japan to the Sea of Okhotsk and the western Bering Sea.

Range

50°N - 40°N

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

15 m

Depth To - meters

460 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 15 - 460 m (Ref. 50550)

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

16.8 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 (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