Radulinus asprellus
Slim Sculpin
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Scorpaeniformes (Lionfish, Stonefish and others)
Cottidae (Sculpins)
Radulinus
Radulinus asprellus (Slim Sculpin)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated. Caudal fin shallowly rounded.
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Amchitka Island in the Aleutian chain to northern Baja California, Mexico.
Habitat Associations
Marine. demersal. depth range 18-284 m.
Biology
Found on soft bottoms (Ref. 2850). Taken in shrimp trawls (Ref. 6885).
Max length: 15.0 cm TL.
IUCN Red List Status: N.E. (N.E.). Resilience: Medium (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: bycatch.
References
Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann (1983) A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p.
Hart, J.L. (1973) Pacific fishes of Canada. Bull. Fish. Res. Board Can. 180:740 p.
Lamb, A. and P. Edgell (1986) Coastal fishes of the Pacific northwest. Madeira Park, (BC, Canada): Harbour Publishing Co. Ltd., 224 p.
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