Blackfin hookear sculpin

The Blackfin hookear sculpin (Artediellichthys nigripinnis) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. It is the only species in the monospecific genus Artediellichthys. This species is found in the northern Pacific Ocean. It occurs at depths of from 200 to 815 metres (656 to 2,674 ft). This species grows to a total length of 13.7 cm (5.4 in).

Blackfin hookear sculpin
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cottidae
Subfamily: Cottinae
Genus: Artediellichthys
Fedorov, 1973
Species:
A. nigripinnis
Binomial name
Artediellichthys nigripinnis
Synonyms[2]
  • Artediellus nigripinnis Schmidt, 1937

The blackfin hookear sculpin was first formally described as Artediellus nigripinnis in 1937 by the Soviet zoologist Peter Schmidt with its type locality given as between St. Jona Island and the western coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Sea of Okhotsk.[3] In 1973 Vladimir Vladimirovich Fedorov reclassified the species in the monospecific genus Artediellichthys.[4] he 5th edition of Fishes of the World classifies this genus in the subfamily Cottinae of the family Cottidae[5] but other authorities classify it in the subfamily Psychrolutinae of the family Psychrolutidae.[3]

References
  1. Neely, D. (2010). "Artediellichthys nigripinnis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T155015A4697606. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155015A4697606.en. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2022). "Artediellichthys nigripinnis" in FishBase. August 2022 version.
  3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Artediellichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  4. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Psychrolutinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  5. J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Wiley. pp. 467–495. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6. Archived from the original on 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2023-02-26.


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