Artediellus scaber — Details

Often one of the most abundant sculpins in bottom trawl catches in the Arctic Ocean

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First preopercular spine hooked upwards; Numerous fleshy cirri on the head and anterior portion of the lateral line; No nasal spines, the top of the head and anterior portion of the back covered with fine tubercles; The 1st dorsal fin of males with a black blotch posteriorly

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Biology

Found on sand-mud bottoms, mostly in brackish waters with bottom temperatures mostly near to or below 0°C and salinities of 10-15 ppt (Ref. 4698). Benthic (Ref. 58426). Feeds on small bottom invertebrates (Ref. 4698).

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) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=4698&speccode=4041

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Distribution

European waters (ERMS scope), Hudson Strait

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 http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=1411
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 http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=155160

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National Distribution

Canada

Origin: Native

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Present

Confidence: Confident

Type of Residency: Year-round

United States

Origin: Native

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Present

Confidence: Confident

Type of Residency: Year-round

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Northeast Atlantic: southeastern part of Barents Sea, off Novaya Zemlya, eastwards from Kara Sea to northern part of Bering Sea to Hudson Strait.

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) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=4698&speccode=4041

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Physical Description

Morphology

Dorsal spines (total): 7 - 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 14; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 10 - 13

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) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=4698&speccode=4041

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Size

Maximum size: 84 mm ---

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Max. size

8.4 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 4698))

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) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=4698&speccode=4041

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Diagnostic Description

Caudal fin rounded. Head greyish-brown above, body lighter, with large, irregular dark spots forming cross-bands; stripes on all fins orange, pectoral tips white; oval black spot on hind part of spinous dorsal fin in males (Ref. 4698).

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) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=4698&speccode=4041

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Ecology

Habitat

Depth range based on 127 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 66 samples.

Environmental ranges
  Depth range (m): 0.305 - 159
  Temperature range (°C): -1.349 - 1.871
  Nitrate (umol/L): 0.123 - 19.017
  Salinity (PPS): 28.657 - 33.183
  Oxygen (ml/l): 5.863 - 8.638
  Phosphate (umol/l): 0.354 - 1.665
  Silicate (umol/l): 7.097 - 42.312

Graphical representation

Depth range (m): 0.305 - 159

Temperature range (°C): -1.349 - 1.871

Nitrate (umol/L): 0.123 - 19.017

Salinity (PPS): 28.657 - 33.183

Oxygen (ml/l): 5.863 - 8.638

Phosphate (umol/l): 0.354 - 1.665

Silicate (umol/l): 7.097 - 42.312

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Habitat Type: Marine

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Depth: 0 - 100m.
Recorded at 100 meters.

Habitat: demersal. Found on sand-mud bottoms, mostly in brackish wates with bottom temperatures mostly near to or below 0°C and salinities of 10-15 ppt. Feeds on small bottom invertebrates.

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Arctic faunal region; Benthic, at depths of 10-290 m (33-951 ft), typically < 55 m,; Found on mud, sand, gravel, and rock substrates; Burrows into muddy-sandy substrate

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Environment

demersal; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 290 m (Ref. 58426)

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) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=58426&speccode=10003

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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

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) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=4698&speccode=4041

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Feeds primarily on polychaetes, gammarid amphipods, and mysids; also cumaceans, euphausiids, hyperiid amphipods, isopods

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Life History and Behavior

Life Cycle

Spawn in late autumn. Number of eggs 50-100; Mature by 3-4 years of age or >5.6 cm; Attain at least 7 years of age

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Molecular Biology and Genetics

Molecular Biology

Barcode data: Artediellus scaber

The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.

There are 12 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.

DSFAL284-07|OSHORO2007-02|Artediellus scaber| ------------------------------------------CTATATCTAGTATTTGGTGCCTGAGCCGGAATAGTGGGCACAGCCCTA---AGCCTCCTAATTCGAGCTGAGCTAACCCAACCCTGCGCCCTTCTAGGAGAC---GACCAAATTGATAATGTAATTGTTACGGCACATGCTTTCGTAATAATTTTCTTTATAGTAATGCCAATTATGATCGGAGGATTCGGAAACTGACTTGTCCCCCTGATG---ATCGGGGCCCCCGACATAGCATTCCCTCGAATGAATAACATGAGCTTTTGACTCCTTCCCCCCTCTTTTTTACTTCTCCTCGCCTCTTCGGGGGTTGAAGCAGGCGCCGGAACCGGGTGAACGGTTTACCCTCCCCTTGCTGGAAACCTGGCCCACGCGGGGGCCTCTGTCGACTTG---ACAATCTTCTCTTTACATCTAGCAGGAATTTCTTCCATCCTTGGAGCAATTAATTTTATTACAACCATCATTAACATGAAACCCCCTGCTATCTCCCAGTACCAGACCCCGCTTTTCGTGTGGTCTGTCCTTATTACAGCCGTCTTACTGCTTCTCTCCCTTCCGGTCCTTGCTGCC---GGCATTACAATGCTCCTAACAGATCGAAACCTTAATACCACCTTCTTCGATCCAGCAGGCGGGGGAGACCCCATCCTTTATCAACACCTC-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Artediellus scaber

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 12
Species: 15
Species With Barcodes: 1

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Conservation

Conservation Status

National NatureServe Conservation Status

Canada

Rounded National Status Rank: NNR - Unranked

United States

Rounded National Status Rank: NNR - Unranked

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NatureServe Conservation Status

Rounded Global Status Rank: GNR - Not Yet Ranked

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Threats

Not Evaluated

IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=57073

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