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Species of fish
Artedius harringtoni , also known as the scalyhead sculpin or plumose sculpin ,
[3] is a
demersal
[4] species of marine
ray-finned fish belonging to the
family
Cottidae , the typical
sculpins .
[5] The species is native to the eastern
Pacific Ocean .
Etymology
The genus
Artedius is named after
Peter Artedi , a naturalist, and A. harringtoni is named after Mark W. Harrington,
president of the
University of Washington from 1895 to 1897.
[2]
Description
Artedius harringtoni uses
camouflage to blend into its surroundings. It can be identified by the orange linings of its
gills and the orange or red lines running through its eyes.
[6] The species also has
cirri above each eye.
[4] A. harringtoni is
sexually dimorphic , with adult males reaching a maximum length of 10 centimeters.
[4]
[2]
Range and habitat
Artedius harringtoni is native to the eastern
Pacific along the
West Coast of the United States and the
British Columbia Coast , with a range extending from
Kodiak Island ,
Alaska , to
San Miguel Island ,
California .
[2] The species is found in
intertidal and
sub-tidal rocky bottoms, commonly around pilings,
[7] to a depth of 21 meters.
[8]
Reproduction and behavior
The stages of development of A. harringtoni
The species reproduces through
internal fertilization ,
[9] with the males guarding the eggs until hatching.
[10] Males are highly
territorial .
[2]
[7]
Diet and feeding
Artedius harringtoni is a
forager and
predator .
[11] It has been known to eat the eggs of the
lingcod (Ophiodon elongates ).
[12]
Parasites
The species is host to two species of
parasitic
copepods ,
Haemobaphes intermedius and
Clavella parva ,
[13] a species of
cestodes , (
Bothriocephalus scorpii ), a species of
digenean , (
Stephanostomum casum ), and two species of
nematodes (
Ascarophis sebastodis and
Contracaecum spiculigerum ).
[14]
See also
References
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FishBase . August 2022 version.
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"Scalyhead Sculpin: Artedius harringtoni " . North Island Explorer . Retrieved 29 May 2014 .
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a
b
c
"Family Cottidae - sculpins" .
Humboldt State University . Retrieved 29 May 2014 .
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"Artedius harringtoni (Starks, 1896)" .
ITIS . Retrieved 29 May 2014 .
^ Natalie Gibb.
"Fish Identification Guide - 20 Species of Puget Sound & the Northwestern USA - Scalyhead Sculpin" .
About.com . Archived from
the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014 .
^
a
b
"Artedius harringtoni " . FishWise Professional . Archived from
the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 29 May 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 29 May 2014 .
^ Ragland, H. Craig; Fischer, Eric A. (December 9, 1987). "Internal Fertilization and Male Parental Care in the Scalyhead Sculpin, Artedius harringtoni ".
Copeia . 1987 (4): 1059–1062.
doi :
10.2307/1445578 .
JSTOR
1445578 .
^ Cole, Kathleen S., ed. (2010).
Reproduction and Sexuality in Marine Fishes: Patterns and Processes . Berkeley and Los Angeles, California:
University of California Press . p. 71.
ISBN
978-0-520-26433-5 . Retrieved 29 May 2014 .
^ Demetropoulos, C. L.; Braithwaite, L. F.; Maurer, B. A.; Whiting, D. (July 1990). "Foraging and dietary strategies of two sublittoral cottids, Jordania zonope and Artedius harringtoni ".
Journal of Fish Biology . 37 (1): 19–32.
doi :
10.1111/j.1095-8649.1990.tb05923.x .
^ LaRiviere, Mark G.; Jessup, David D.; Mathews, Stephen B.
"Lingcod, Ophiodon elongatus , spawning and nesting in San Juan Channel, Washington" . California Fish and Game . 67 (4): 231–239.
^ Bailly, Nicolas (January 15, 2008).
"Artedius harringtoni (Starks, 1896)" .
WoRMS . Retrieved 29 May 2014 .
^ Love, Milton S.; Moser, Mike (June 1976).
Parasites of California Marine and Estuarine Fish . Faculty Publications from the Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology. Vol. 749.
University of Nebraska–Lincoln . p. 22. Retrieved 29 May 2014 .
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