Artedius
| Artedius | |
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| Coralline Sculpin (A. corallinus) | |
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| Padded Sculpin (A. fenestralis) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Cottidae |
| Genus: | Artedius (Girard, 1856) |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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]
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
- ↑ "Synonyms of Artedius". GBIF.org. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer. "Artedius notospilotus, Bonehead sculpin". FishBase. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Artedius in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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