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Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
A moderately abundant and widespread arctic sculpin
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One row of large, spiny scales beneath the dorsal fins; Spiny, tubular lateral line scales; One or two pairs of bony protuberances on top of head; Caudal peduncle scales absent; Lateral line scales extending to posterior edge of hypural plate (none on caudal fin rays); Genital papilla of males with a spatulate (dorsoventrally flattened) terminal appendage
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Biology
Found on sand or sandy-mud bottoms with stones with salinities of 24.7-34.2 ppt (Ref. 4698). Benthic (Ref. 58426). Feeds mainly large bottom invertebrates, rarely small mollusks (Ref. 4698).
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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)
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Distribution
Distribution
Canadian Arctic it ranges southward into eastern Hudson Bay, along the Labrador coast, through Strait of Belle Isle
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Distribution
Canadian Exclusive Economic Zone [Arctic part], Davis Strait, European waters (ERMS scope), FAO fishing area 18, FAO fishing area 21, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Hudson Bay, Hudson Strait, North West Atlantic, Ungava Bay
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van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374
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Nozères C., Archambault D., Chouinard P.-M., Gauthier J., Miller R., Parent E., Schwab P., Savard L., and Dutil J.-D. 2010. Identification guide for marine fishes of the estuary and northern Gulf of St. Lawrence and sampling protocols used during trawl surveys between 2004 and 2008. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2866: xi + 243 p
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Miller, Roberta. 2011. The St. Anne de Bellevue Arctic Biological Station Collection In Museum collection database, Fisheries and Oceans Canada digital collections, Maurice Lamontagne Institute, Quebec
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Siferd, Tim. 2010. Central and Arctic multi-species stock assessment surveys. In OBIS Canada Digital Collections. Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. OBIS Canada Ver1
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North/South Consultants 2006. Potential dispersal of aquatic invasive species into Hudson Bay from ballast water from ships travelling from ports in Europe and North America. A report prepared for Fisheries and Ocean Canada File No. F2408-050083
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Dunbar, M.J. & H.H. Hildebrand (1952). Contribution to the study of the fishes of Ungava Bay. Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada 9:83-128, fig. 1. (viii-1952)
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National Distribution
Canada
Origin: Native
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Present
Confidence: Confident
Type of Residency: Year-round
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Arctic to Northwest Atlantic: Ungava Bay, Gulf of St. Lawrence in Canada and Greenland; Kara Sea and southeastern part of Barents Sea (Ref. 4698).
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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)
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Physical Description
Morphology
Dorsal spines (total): 8 - 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18 - 22; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 13 - 18
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Fedorov, V.V. 1986 Cottidae. p. 1243-1260. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 3. (Ref. 4698)
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Size
Max. size
21.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 56590)); max. published weight: 160 g (Ref. 56590); max. reported age: 7 years (Ref. 56590)
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Tokranov, A.M. and A.M. Orlov 2005 Some features of the biology of Icelus spatula (Cottidae) in Pacific waters off the northern Kuril Islands. J. Ichthyol. 45(3):229-236. (Ref. 56590)
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Diagnostic Description
Young with 2 dark blotches on body, which break up into small dark brown spots in adults; spinous dorsal fin with 1-2 round dark patches, soft part with a few comparatively broad dark stripes; upper part of pectoral fin with transverse stripes; anal and pelvic fins colorless; caudal fin with irregular spots (Ref. 4698).
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Fedorov, V.V. 1986 Cottidae. p. 1243-1260. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 3. (Ref. 4698)
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Type Information
Paratype for Icelus spatula Gilbert & Burke
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Year Collected: 1906
Locality: Staritschkof Island, S. 71 degrees W., 4 miles. (From Petropaulovsk, Avatcha Bay, Kamchatka, to Codfish Banks, off mouth of Aangan River, west coast of Kamchatka, Sea of Okhotsk (via Kuril Strait).), Russia, Pacific
Depth (m): 88
Vessel: Albatross
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Year Collected: 1906
Locality: Staritschkof Island, S. 71 degrees W., 4 miles. (From Petropaulovsk, Avatcha Bay, Kamchatka, to Codfish Banks, off mouth of Aangan River, west coast of Kamchatka, Sea of Okhotsk (via Kuril Strait).), Russia, Pacific
Depth (m): 88
Vessel: Albatross
- Paratype: Gilbert, C. H. & Burke, C. V. 1912. Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Fisheries. 30 (for 1910): 41.
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Paratype for Icelus spatula Gilbert & Burke
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Year Collected: 1906
Locality: Staritschkof Island, S. 76 degrees W., 4.8 miles. (From Petropaulovsk, Avatcha Bay, Kamchatka, to Codfish Banks, off mouth of Aangan River, west coast of Kamchatka, Sea of Okhotsk (via Kuril Strait).), Russia, Pacific
Depth (m): 88 to 126
Vessel: Albatross
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Year Collected: 1906
Locality: Staritschkof Island, S. 76 degrees W., 4.8 miles. (From Petropaulovsk, Avatcha Bay, Kamchatka, to Codfish Banks, off mouth of Aangan River, west coast of Kamchatka, Sea of Okhotsk (via Kuril Strait).), Russia, Pacific
Depth (m): 88 to 126
Vessel: Albatross
- Paratype: Gilbert, C. H. & Burke, C. V. 1912. Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Fisheries. 30 (for 1910): 41.
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Holotype for Icelus spatula Gilbert & Burke
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Preparation: Illustration
Year Collected: 1906
Locality: Staritschkof Island, S. 70 degrees W., 5 miles. (From Petropaulovsk, Avatcha Bay, Kamchatka, to Codfish Banks, off mouth of Aangan River, west coast of Kamchatka, Sea of Okhotsk (via Kuril Strait).), Russia, Pacific
Depth (m): 106 to 126
Vessel: Albatross
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Preparation: Illustration
Year Collected: 1906
Locality: Staritschkof Island, S. 70 degrees W., 5 miles. (From Petropaulovsk, Avatcha Bay, Kamchatka, to Codfish Banks, off mouth of Aangan River, west coast of Kamchatka, Sea of Okhotsk (via Kuril Strait).), Russia, Pacific
Depth (m): 106 to 126
Vessel: Albatross
- Holotype: Gilbert, C. H. & Burke, C. V. 1912. Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Fisheries. 30 (for 1910): 41.
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Ecology
Habitat
Habitat
benthic
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Habitat
Found on sand or sandy-mud bottoms with stones with salinities of 24.7-34.2 ppt.
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Depth range based on 164 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 102 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 5 - 370.5
Temperature range (°C): -1.581 - 10.740
Nitrate (umol/L): 1.417 - 33.771
Salinity (PPS): 30.907 - 34.397
Oxygen (ml/l): 6.000 - 8.635
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.492 - 2.672
Silicate (umol/l): 2.664 - 62.630
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 5 - 370.5
Temperature range (°C): -1.581 - 10.740
Nitrate (umol/L): 1.417 - 33.771
Salinity (PPS): 30.907 - 34.397
Oxygen (ml/l): 6.000 - 8.635
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.492 - 2.672
Silicate (umol/l): 2.664 - 62.630
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Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 102 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 5 - 370.5
Temperature range (°C): -1.581 - 10.740
Nitrate (umol/L): 1.417 - 33.771
Salinity (PPS): 30.907 - 34.397
Oxygen (ml/l): 6.000 - 8.635
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.492 - 2.672
Silicate (umol/l): 2.664 - 62.630
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 5 - 370.5
Temperature range (°C): -1.581 - 10.740
Nitrate (umol/L): 1.417 - 33.771
Salinity (PPS): 30.907 - 34.397
Oxygen (ml/l): 6.000 - 8.635
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.492 - 2.672
Silicate (umol/l): 2.664 - 62.630
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Depth: 10 - 200m.
From 10 to 200 meters.
Habitat: demersal. Found on sand or sandy-mud bottoms with stones with temperatures of -1.75 to 7.8°C and salinities of 24.7-34.2 ppt. Feeds mainly large bottom invertebrates (@Pandalus@, @Spirontocaris@, amphipods, polychaetes), rarely small molluscs (Ref. 4698).
From 10 to 200 meters.
Habitat: demersal. Found on sand or sandy-mud bottoms with stones with temperatures of -1.75 to 7.8°C and salinities of 24.7-34.2 ppt. Feeds mainly large bottom invertebrates (@Pandalus@, @Spirontocaris@, amphipods, polychaetes), rarely small molluscs (Ref. 4698).
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Arctic-subarctic; Benthic, at depths of 12-859 m (39-2,818 ft), typically < 365 m (1,197 ft) in the Arctic; On mud and sand to pebble substrate
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Environment
demersal; marine; depth range 12 - 930 m (Ref. 58426), usually 125 - 150 m (Ref. 56590)
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Coad, B.W. and J.D. Reist 2004 Annotated list of the arctic marine fishes of Canada. Can. MS Rep. Fish Aquat. Sci. 2674:iv:+112 p. (Ref. 58426)
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Tokranov, A.M. and A.M. Orlov 2005 Some features of the biology of Icelus spatula (Cottidae) in Pacific waters off the northern Kuril Islands. J. Ichthyol. 45(3):229-236. (Ref. 56590)
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Migration
Non-Migrant: No. All populations of this species make significant seasonal migrations.
Locally Migrant: No. No populations of this species make local extended movements (generally less than 200 km) at particular times of the year (e.g., to breeding or wintering grounds, to hibernation sites).
Locally Migrant: No. No populations of this species make annual migrations of over 200 km.
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Trophic Strategy
Found on sand or sandy-mud bottoms with stones with salinities of 24.7-34.2 ppt (Ref. 4698). Benthic (Ref. 58426). Feeds mainly large bottom invertebrates; such as shrimp, amphipods and polychaete worms(Ref. 5951), rarely small mollusks (Ref. 4698).
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Fedorov, V.V. 1986 Cottidae. p. 1243-1260. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 3. (Ref. 4698)
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Feed mainly on large benthic prey including shrimp (e.g., Pandalus, Spirontocaris), amphipods, polychaetes; occasionally small molluscs
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Life History and Behavior
Life Cycle
Little known; Spawn in late August-September (in Bering Sea); Females <11 cm produce 110-1,000 eggs, large females about 1,100-1,300 eggs
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Icelus spatula
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
There are 15 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
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There are 15 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
DSFAL534-09|RUSALCA09-50|Icelus spatula| ------------------------------------------CTCTATCTAGTATTTGGTGCCTGAGCCGGAATAGTGGGCACAGCCCTA---AGCCTCCTAATTCGAGCTGAGCTGAGCCAACCCGGCGCCCTTTTAGGGGAC---GACCAAATTTATAATGTAATTGTTACAGCTCACGCTTTCGTAATAATTTTCTTTATAGTAATACCAATCATAATCGGAGGTTTCGGGAACTGACTCATCCCCCTGATG---ATCGGAGCCCCTGATATGGCATTTCCCCGCATAAACAACATAAGCTTTTGGCTTCTTCCCCCCTCTTTCTTACTACTCCTAGCCTCTTCGGGGGTTGAAGCAGGGGCCGGAACCGGGTGAACAGTTTACCCCCCTCTTGCTGGTAACCTGGCCCACGCCGGAGCCTCTGTTGATTTA---ACAATCTTCTCCTTACATTTAGCAGGGATTTCCTCAATCCTCGGGGCAATTAATTTTATTACAACCATCATTAACATAAAACCCCCTGCCATTTCTCAGTACCAGACCCCTCTATTCGTGTGGTCTGTTCTTATTACAGCCGTATTACTACTTCTCTCCCTCCCAGTACTTGCTGCC---GGAATTACAATGCTTTTAACAGACCGAAACCTTAATACCACCTTTTTTGACCCGGCAGGGGGCGGAGACCCCATCCTTTATCAACACCTC-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Icelus spatula
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 14
Species: 34
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 14
Species: 34
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation
Conservation Status
National NatureServe Conservation Status
Canada
Rounded National Status Rank: NNR - Unranked
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Rounded Global Status Rank: GNR - Not Yet Ranked
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Threats
Not Evaluated
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IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
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Relevance to Humans and Ecosystems
Benefits
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