Icelus bicornis, Twohorn sculpin

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Icelus bicornis (Reinhardt, 1840)

Twohorn sculpin
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> Perciformes/Cottoidei (Sculpins) > Cottidae (Sculpins)
Etymology: Icelus: From Icelus = the Morpheus name; mythology.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino demersal; rango de profundidad 0 - 930 m (Ref. 58496). Polar; 84°N - 51°N, 180°W - 180°E

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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).

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.7 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 4698); common length : 7.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 35388); common length :12 cm SL (female)

Short description Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total): 7 - 10; Radios blandos dorsales (total): 17-23; Espinas anales 0; Radios blandos anales: 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).

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

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 Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Oviparous (Ref. 101741).

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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)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): -1.3 - 4.6, mean 0.2 °C (based on 3829 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00776 (0.00416 - 0.01447), b=3.19 (3.02 - 3.36), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  3.1   ±0.35 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 67 [25, 167] mg/100g; Iron = 0.491 [0.206, 1.230] mg/100g; Protein = 16.3 [14.1, 18.5] %; Omega3 = 0.407 [0.152, 1.269] g/100g; Selenium = 17.8 [6.1, 46.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 21.2 [4.2, 104.9] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.671 [0.402, 1.188] mg/100g (wet weight);