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Cottidae (Sculpins)
Etymology: Icelus: From Icelus = the Morpheus name; mythology.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
; marien demersaal; diepteverspreiding 0 - 930 m (Ref. 58496). Polar; 84°N - 51°N, 180°W - 180°E
Western Atlantic: Canadian Arctic to Hudson and Ungava bays and Newfoundland in Canada. Eastern Atlantic: Greenland, Iceland, Jan Mayen, Spitzbergen, Barents and Kara seas, Bohuslän in Norway (Ref. 4926). Reported from the Alaskan Beaufort Sea (Ref. 28503).
Size / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.7 cm SL mannelijk/geslacht niet bekend; (Ref. 4698); common length : 7.0 cm SL mannelijk/geslacht niet bekend; (Ref. 35388); common length :12 cm SL (female)
Dorsale stekels (totaal): 7 - 10; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal): 17-23; Anale stekels 0; Anale zachte stralen: 12 - 17. Yellowish with brown spots, most numerous on back; narrow stripes on soft dorsal, pectoral and caudal fins, with dark spots on fin rays (Ref. 4698). Head height equal to head width. Males with a long pointed genital papilla (Ref. 35388).
Found on muddy, sandy or rocky bottoms or among algae (Ref. 4698). Maximum depth at 930 m (Ref. 58426). Benthic (Ref. 58426). Feeds on benthic polychaetes, crustaceans (Hyppolyte, Boreophausia), and large hyperiids (Phascolosoma) (Ref. 4698). Males usually below 7 cm and females below 12 cm. Lives at temperatures -1.7-10°C. Female lays 150-1,000 eggs with a diameter of 3mm (Ref. 35388).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geslachtsrijpheid | Voortplanting | Kuitschieten | Eieren | Fecundity | Larven
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 123251)
CITES (Ref. 118484)
Not Evaluated
Gevaarlijk voor mensen
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
115969): -1.3 - 4.6, mean 0.2 °C (based on 3829 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00724 (0.00309 - 0.01700), b=3.13 (2.92 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.35 se; based on food items.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Kwetsbaarheid (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100) .
