Artedius

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.[2]

Artedius
Coralline Sculpin (A. corallinus)
Padded Sculpin (A. fenestralis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Scorpaeniformes
Family:	Cottidae
Genus:	Artedius (Girard, 1856)
Synonyms[1]
Allartedius (Hubbs, 1926) Astrolytes (Jordan & Starks, 1895) Axyrias (Starks, 1896) Parartedius (Hubbs, 1926) Parastrolytes (Hubbs, 1926) Pterygiocottus (Bean & Weed, 1920) Ruscariops (Hubbs, 1926)

Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[3]

• 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

1. "Synonyms of Artedius". GBIF.org. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
2. Froese, Rainer. "Artedius notospilotus, Bonehead sculpin". FishBase. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Artedius in FishBase. December 2012 version.