Artedius
| Artedius | |
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| Coralline sculpin (A. corallinus) | |
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| Padded sculpin (A. fenestralis) | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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 Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Artedius in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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