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Icelus canaliculatus Gilbert, 1896 Blacknose sculpin |
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photo by
Orlov, A. |
| Family: | Cottidae (Sculpins) | |||
| Max. size: | 21.1 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 80.0 g; max. reported age: 9 years | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 20 - 1005 m | |||
| Distribution: | North Pacific: Hokkaido, Japan and Navarin Canyon in the Bering Sea to the Aleutian chain and the Gulf of Alaska. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 7-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 23-24; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 18-21. Body scales with serrated margin posteriorly; usually the ventral scale row present (Ref. 559). Infraorbital and nuchal spines strong; the uppermost spine of preoperculum bifid or trifid (Ref. 559). Enlarged pores along ventral margin of infraorbitals (Ref. 559). Nostril tube black (Ref. 559). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||