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Artedius

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Cottidae

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Scorpaeniformes

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Similar
  
Artedius harringtoni, Artedius fenestralis, Clinocottus, Oligocottus, Icelinus

Artedius feeding on amphipod miss


Artedius is a genus of sculpins native to the Pacific Ocean. Identified by Charles Frédéric Girard in 1856, it was named after Peter Artedi, a fellow naturalist.

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Artedius fenestralis padded sculpin on high speed camera


Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus:

  • Artedius corallinus (C. L. Hubbs, 1926) (Coralline sculpin)
  • Artedius fenestralis (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1883) (Padded sculpin)
  • Artedius harringtoni (Starks, 1896) (Scalyhead sculpin)
  • Artedius lateralis (Girard, 1854) (Smoothhead sculpin)
  • Artedius notospilotus (Girard, 1856) (Bonehead sculpin)

    • References

    Artedius Wikipedia
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