Artedius lateralis

Artedius lateralis, also known as the smoothhead sculpin or round-nosed sculpin,[2] is a species of sculpin in the family Cottidae.[4] The species, commonly found in the intertidal zone and to depths of 43 feet,[5] is native to the northern Pacific, from Russia and the Bering Sea to Baja California.[6] Growing to a length of 14 centimeters,[6] it takes its name from the lack of scales on its head.[5]

Smoothhead sculpin
Juvenile A. lateralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cottidae
Genus: Artedius
Species:
A. lateralis
Binomial name
Artedius lateralis
(Girard, 1854)[1]
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Scorpaenichthys lateralis ( Girard, 1854)
  • Artedius delacyi (Hubbs & Schultz 1941)

References
  1. "Artedius lateralis (Girard, 1854)". GBIF.org. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  2. "Species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  3. Begle, Douglas P. (Aug 8, 1989). "Phylogenetic Analysis of the Cottid Genus Artedius (Teleostei: Scorpaeniformes)". Copeia. 1989 (3): 642–652. doi:10.2307/1445491. hdl:2429/24544. JSTOR 1445491.
  4. "ITIS Standardized Report Page: Artedius lateralis". ITIS. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  5. Eschmeyer, William N.; Herald, Olivia Walker; Mammann, Howard; Gnagy, John (1983). A Field Guide to Pacific Coast Fishes: North America. USA: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 162. ISBN 978-0-395-26873-5. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  6. Froese, Rainer. "Artedius lateralis, Smoothhead sculpin". FishBase. Retrieved June 24, 2014.


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