Artedius lateralis
Artedius lateralis, also known as the smoothhead sculpin or round-nosed sculpin,[2] is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins.[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]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Cottidae |
| Genus: | Artedius |
| Species: | A. lateralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Artedius lateralis | |
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References
- "Artedius lateralis (Girard, 1854)". GBIF.org. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
- "Species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
- Begle, Douglas P. (Aug 8, 1989). "Phylogenetic Analysis of the Cottid Genus Artedius (Teleostei: Scorpaeniformes)". Copeia. 1989 (3): 642–652. doi:10.2307/1445491. hdl:2429/24544. JSTOR 1445491.
- "ITIS Standardized Report Page: Artedius lateralis". ITIS. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
- 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 978-0-395-26873-5. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
- Froese, Rainer. "Artedius lateralis, Smoothhead sculpin". FishBase. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
External links
Media related to Artedius lateralis at Wikimedia Commons- Smoothhead Sculpin (Artedius lateralis) at the Encyclopedia of Life
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