blacknose sculpin

Icelus canaliculatus

Cottid Fish beneath Japanese Waters

Black
Temperate
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Elongated
Medium
Temperate fish

Icelus canaliculatus, or the blacknose sculpin, is a marine fish in the family Cottidae. It can be found throughout the North Pacific, from Hokkaido, Japan and the Navarin Canyon in the Bering Sea to the Aleutian chain and the Gulf of Alaska.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Cottidae
Genus: Icelus
Maximum length: 21.1 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: North Pacific: Hokkaido, Japan and Navarin Canyon in the Bering Sea to the Aleutian chain and the Gulf of Alaska.

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