| Family: | Cottidae (Sculpins) |
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| Order: | Scorpaeniformes (scorpionfishes and flatheads) | |||
| Class: | Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) | |||
| In this site name: | Armorhead sculpin | |||
| Max. size: | 36.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2850) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 0 – 579 m | |||
| Climate: | temperate | |||
| Importance: | ||||
| Resilience: | Very low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) | |||
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Distribution:
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North Pacific: Hokkaido, Japan to south of St. Lawrence Island, Alaska to Agattu Island in the Aleutian chain and Wales Island, British Columbia, Canada. | |||
| Morphology: | Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 - 17; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 17 – 20. Interorbital space narrow and concave, its width about 1/2 of eye diameter, and covered with bony plates (Ref. 559). | |||
| Biology: | Deep records for this species is anomalous and must be regarded as questionable (Ref. 6793). | |||
| Red List Status: | Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073) | |||
| Dangerous: | harmless | |||
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