Sea raven
📖 Overview
Inhabit rocky or hard bottom and is a voracious eater. Food includes crustaceans, mollusks, sea urchins, fishes such as herring, sand lance and silver hake, and any bottom invertebrates that are available. When taken out of the water the belly becomes inflated so that when returned to the water they are unable to submerge. Adults attach their eggs near the base of a sponge to use as a spawning bed .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Sea raven is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Sea raven is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Adults attach their eggs near the base of a sponge to use as a spawning bed .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 2 - 180 m. Temperate; ? - 16°C ; 58°N - 36°N, 76°W - 50°W Northwest Atlantic: Labrador in Canada to Chesapeake Bay in USA.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Atlantic Sea Raven · Bullhead · Cabezon · Gurnet · Muddler · Puff-belly · Scratch-belly · Sculpin · Sea Raven · Sea Sculpin · Web Sculpin · Whip Sculpin · Whippy · Wip |
| 🇫🇷French | Hémitriptère atlantique |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottus acadian | Walbaum | 1792 | Synonym |
| Cottus hispidus | Bloch & Schneider | 1801 | Synonym |
| Cottus tripterygius | Bloch & Schneider | 1801 | Synonym |
| Hemitripterus acadianus | Storer | 1853 | Synonym |
| Hemitripterus americanus | Cuvier | 1829 | Synonym |
| Scorpaena americana | Lacepède | 1801 | Synonym |
| Scorpaena flava | Mitchill | 1815 | Synonym |
| Scorpaena purpurea | Mitchill | 1818 | Synonym |
| Scorpaena rufa | Mitchill | 1818 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 117 records indexed .
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