Icelus spatula

Icelus spatula
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Scorpaeniformes
Family:	Cottidae
Genus:	Icelus
Species:	I. spatula
Binomial name
	Icelus spatula; Gilbert & Burke, 1912
Synonyms[1]
	Icelus spatula spatula Gilbert & Burke, 1912;

Icelus spatula, or the spatulate sculpin, is a marine fish in the family Cottidae. It can be found throughout the Arctic and the Northwestern Atlantic.[2]

Description

Juveniles of the species have two dark colored patches on their body. As they age, these patches break up to form intermittent brown spots. The tail fin is also speckled, while the anal and pelvic fins are uncolored.[2] The average length is 12.9 cm, with a maximum reported age of seven years.[3]

References

"Icelus spatula". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
Fedorov, V.V., 1986. Cottidae. p. 1243-1260. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 3.
Tokranov, A.M. and A.M. Orlov, 2005. Some features of the biology of Icelus spatula (Cottidae) in Pacific waters off the northern Kuril Islands. J. Ichthyol. 45(3):229-236.

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[1] "Icelus spatula". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 9 July 2022.

[:0-2] Fedorov, V.V., 1986. Cottidae. p. 1243-1260. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 3.

[3] Tokranov, A.M. and A.M. Orlov, 2005. Some features of the biology of Icelus spatula (Cottidae) in Pacific waters off the northern Kuril Islands. J. Ichthyol. 45(3):229-236.