Hookhorn sculpin

Artediellus atlanticus

Fifteen Centimeters Cottid Fish

Temperate
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
East Asia
Europe
North America
Elongated
Medium
Temperate fish

Artediellus atlanticus, the Atlantic hookear sculpin or hookhorn sculpin, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae. It is found along the coasts of Northern Atlantic Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Cottidae
Genus: Artediellus
Maximum length: 15 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Northwest Atlantic: Greenland and Canada to Cape Cod in Massachusetts, USA. Northeast Atlantic: Greenland, Iceland, the Faroes, Novaya Zemlya (but not White Sea) in Russia, southern part of Barents Sea, Scandinavian coast to Skagerrak, the Orkneys in Scotland, and Ireland.

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