Moustache sculpin
📖 Overview
Maximum depth reported at 530 m . In the Barents Sea usually between 100 to 200 m at temperatures of 1°-3°C and salinities not less than 34 ppt; in the White Sea in somewhat shallower waters at temperatures between 6-12°C and salinities of 23-29 ppt. Prefers sandy bottoms . Benthic to epibenthic . Feeds on polychaetes and crustaceans .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dark spot in the hind part of first dorsal fin, caudal fin with dark stripes. Series of skin folds with serrated edges running obliquely down below the lateral line .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Moustache sculpin is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Moustache sculpin is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Moustache sculpin is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 7 - 530 m . Temperate; 0°C - 12°C ; 79°N - 41°N, 95°W - 45°E North Atlantic: Cape Cod on the American coast northward to Ungava Bay, Greenland, Iceland, and the Atlantic coast of northern Europe.
🌿 Ecology
polychaetes and crustaceans (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Moustache sculpin · Moustached Sculpin · mailed sculpin |
| 🌍CES | vranka Murrayova |
| 🌍CYM | Sgorpioniaid Gwrymiog · sgorpion gwrymiog |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Murrays knurulk |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | satulajääsimppu |
| 🇫🇷French | Faux-trigle maille · faux-trigle armé |
| 🌍ISL | þrömmungur |
| 🇳🇱Dutch | Murray's zeedonderpad · murrays zeedonderpad |
| 🌍NNO | nordleg knurrulke |
| 🌍NOB | nordlig knurrulke |
| 🇳🇴Norwegian | Nordlig knurrulke |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Атлантический триглопс |
| 🇸🇪Swedish | Simpknot |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triglops murrayi ommatistius | Gilbert | 1913 | Synonym |
| Triglops murrayi terraenovae | Gilbert | 1913 | Synonym |
| Triglops ommatistius | Gilbert | 1913 | Synonym |
| Triglops ommatistius ommatistius | Gilbert | 1913 | Synonym |
| Triglops ommatistius terrae-novae | Gilbert | 1913 | Synonym |
| Triglops pingelii islandicus | Jensen | 1944 | Synonym |
| Triglops pingelii murrayi | Günther | 1888 | Synonym |
| Triglops pingelii pietschmanni | Jensen | 1944 | Synonym |
| Triglops pingelii terraenovae | Gilbert | 1913 | Synonym |
| Triglops pingelii subborealis | Le Danois | 1914 | Synonym |
| Triglops terrae-novae | Gilbert | 1913 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 74 records indexed .
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