Artedius lateralis

Smoothhead sculpin
Juvenile A. lateralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Scorpaeniformes
Family:Cottidae
Genus:Artedius
Species: A. lateralis
Binomial name
Artedius lateralis
(Girard, 1854)[1]
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Scorpaenichthys lateralis ( Girard, 1854)
  • Artedius delacyi (Hubbs & Schultz 1941)

Artedius lateralis, also known as the smoothhead sculpin or round-nosed sculpin,[2] is a species of sculpin in the family Cottidae.[4] The species, commonly found in the intertidal zone and to depths of 43 feet,[5] is native to the northern Pacific, from Russia and the Bering Sea to Baja California.[6] Growing to a length of 14 centimeters,[6] it takes its name from the lack of scales on its head.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Artedius lateralis (Girard, 1854)". GBIF.org. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  3. ↑ Begle, Douglas P. (Aug 8, 1989). "Phylogenetic Analysis of the Cottid Genus Artedius (Teleostei: Scorpaeniformes)". Copeia. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. 1989 (3): 642–652. doi:10.2307/1445491. JSTOR 1445491.
  4. ↑ "ITIS Standardized Report Page: Artedius lateralis". ITIS. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  5. 1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Herald, Olivia Walker; Mammann, Howard; Gnagy, John (1983). A Field Guide to Pacific Coast Fishes: North America. USA: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 162. ISBN 0-395-26873-7. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  6. 1 2 Froese, Rainer. "Artedius lateralis, Smoothhead sculpin". FishBase. Retrieved June 24, 2014.


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