Artedius notospilotus
Appearance
Artedius notospilotus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Cottidae |
Genus: | Artedius |
Species: | A. notospilotus
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Binomial name | |
Artedius notospilotus |
Artedius notospilotus, or the bonehead sculpin, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins.[2] Commonly found in the intertidal zone to depths of 170 feet,[3] the species has a range extending from the Puget Sound, Washington to the Baja California peninsula.[4] It serves as the host for Podocotyle enophrysi, a species of parasitic flatworm.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Artedius notospilotus Girard, 1856". GBIF.org. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ "Artedius notospilotus Girard, 1856". ITIS. Retrieved 26 June 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. 163. ISBN 0-395-26873-7. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
- ^ Froese, Rainer. "Artedius notospilotus, Bonehead sculpin". FishBase. Retrieved 26 June 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. University of Nebraska–Lincoln: 23. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
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