Spatulate sculpin
📖 Overview
Found on sand or sandy-mud bottoms with stones with salinities of 24.7-34.2 ppt . Benthic . Feeds mainly large bottom invertebrates, rarely small mollusks .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 8 - 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18 - 22; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 13 - 18. Young with 2 dark blotches on body, which break up into small dark brown spots in adults; spinous dorsal fin with 1-2 round dark patches, soft part with a few comparatively broad dark stripes; upper part of pectoral fin with transverse stripes; anal and pelvic fins colorless; caudal fin with irregular spots .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Spatulate sculpin is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 12 - 930 m , usually 125 - 150 m . Polar; -2°C - 8°C ; 84°N - 45°N, 180°W - 180°E Northwest Atlantic: Ungava Bay, Gulf of St.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | spatulate sculpin |
| 🌍CES | vranka arktická |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Spatel-tornulk |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | lastasimppu |
| 🇫🇷French | icèle spatulée |
| 🌍NNO | spateltornulke |
| 🌍NOB | spateltornulke |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Восточный двурогий ицел · Ицел восточный |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icelinus spatula | Gilbert & Burke | 1912 | Synonym |
| Icelus spatula spatula | Gilbert & Burke | 1912 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 2 records indexed .
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