Icelinus
filamentosus
Gilbert, 1890
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Family:
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Cottidae
(Sculpins)
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AquaMaps |
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Order:
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Scorpaeniformes
(scorpionfishes and flatheads)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Threadfin sculpin |
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Max. size:
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27.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2850) |
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Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 18 – 800 m
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Climate: |
temperate |
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Importance:
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Resilience: |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) |
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Distribution:
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Eastern Pacific: Chirikof Island in the western Gulf of Alaska to Point Loma and Cortez Bank, southern California, USA.
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 9 - 11;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 15 - 18;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 13 – 15. Caudal fin fanned out, bluntly rounded; pelvic fins small, extending about one-third distance to anal origin (Ref. 6885). Color olive green to light brown on dorsal surface, creamy yellow to light brown on ventral surface, 4 dark saddles across back, bars of dark blotches on all fins except pelvic and anal fins; sometimes dusky along margin of anal fin; males sometimes variously blotched with orange to red; silvery areas anterior to and behind base of pectorals (Ref. 6885).
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Biology: |
Commonly found on sand and mud bottoms (Ref. 2850). Feeds on crustaceans, including shrimps and isopods (Ref. 6885).
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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