Scorpaenichthys marmoratus

• Common Names
• Description
• Biology
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• Bibliography
• More Info
• Notes

Common Names

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Description

Family Cottidae

Distribution: Northern Hemisphere and near New Zealand. Body often appears naked, commonly bearing scales or prickles; eye usually large, located high on the head . Lateral line one. One spine on pelvic fin and 2-5 soft rays . Anal fin lacking spines. No swim bladder in adults . Reaches about 78 cm maximum length in Scorpaenichthys marmoratus. Marine sculpins = ISSCAAP 39; freshwater sculpins = ISSCAAP 13.The family Cottidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Scorpaeniformes. It contains 70 genera and 300 species. It may be found in Marine, Brackish , and Freshwater environments and is primarily Peripheral/diadromous. Some members of this family are used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are guarders . The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is subcarangiform. Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be sluggish. Members of this family have been dated back to the Oligocene epoch of the Tertiary period. This family may be found from 80° n to 30° s and 180° w to 180° e. Etymology of this family name : Greek, kottos = name of a fish. 1854

Habitat

Inhabits rocky, sandy and muddy bottoms as well as kelp beds (Ref. 4925).

Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -1,250 meters (0 to -4,101 feet).Mean = -13.730 meters (-45.046 feet), Standard Deviation = 436.870 based on 11 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.

Biome: Saltwater . Demersal .

Biology

Diet

Adults and juveniles feed on crustaceans, fishes and mollusks (Ref. 6885).

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Hemitripteras marmoratus Ayres, 1854
2. Hemitripterus marmoratus Ayres, 1854
3. Scorpaenichthys marmoratus Girard, 1854

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Family : Sculpins .

Similar Species

Members of the genus Scorpaenichthys

There are approximately 3 species in this genus:

S. marmaratus · S. marmoratus (Bullhead) · S. ruber

Bibliography

• Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann (1983). A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 336 p.
• Hart, J.L. (1973). Pacific fishes of Canada. Fish. Res. Board Can. Bull. 180:1-740.
• Hureau, J. C., and Th. Monad, eds. 1973. Check-list of the fishes of the north-eastern Atlantic and of the Mediterranean (Clofnam), vol. 1. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Paris, France. xxii + 683. ISBN: 92-3-001100-2.
• Lamb, A. and P. Edgell (1986). Coastal fishes of the Pacific northwest. Harbour Publishing Co. Ltd., B.C., Canada. 224 p.
• Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al. 1980. A List of Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fourth Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 12. American Fisheries Society. Bethesda, Maryland, USA. 174.

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Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 10, 2006.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 01, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 9 providers.
• Kullander, Sven O. (from FishBase).
• MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:

• Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature Fish Collection
• Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates: Fish Collection
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Canadian Museum of Nature - Fish Collection (OBIS Canada)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: NODC WOD01 Plankton Database
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity - Fish Collection (AfrOBIS)
• Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
• Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie
• Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University: MCZ Fish Collection
• Royal Ontario Museum: Fish specimens
• Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History: Santa Barbara Musem of Natural History
• University of Kansas Biodiversity Research Center: Fish Collection
• University of Minnesota Bell Museum of Natural History: Fish specimens

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3858789
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-115227
• Fishbase Species ID: 4140
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13533790
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 692068
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: AFC4E13010
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 124439

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