Jordania zonope

Jordania zonope

Jordania zonope is a species of fish from the family of sculpins ( Cottidae ). She comes close to the coast in the northeastern Pacific from Baranof Iceland on the coast of southeastern Alaska to the central California before.

Features

Jordania zonope has a slim, elongated shape and is 15 cm long. The largest part of the body above the lateral line is scaly, the scales among these are grown together to shed oblique bands. The upper sting of Vorkiemendeckels is thin and usually not bent, the lower are strong, sharp and curved upwards. Jordania zonope is olive colored, with six or seven dark saddles on their backs, and eye-catching red and dark spots on the sides. Beneath the eyes there are three vertical bright ribbons. The caudal fin is rounded and colored bright orange. The first dorsal fin is much longer than that of most other sculpins. The anal fin is long and starts, in contrast to that of most other sculpins, already below the first dorsal fin. Because of these features, the type is called in English " Longfin sculpin ".

Fins formula: Dorsal XVII-XVIII/15-17, Anal 0/22-24, Ventral 5 (4).

Way of life

Jordania zonope lives in the intertidal zone to depths of 38 meters in rocky areas, Tang and kelp beds. The fish often hang in a vertical posture on the rocks. They are very active fish that form during the breeding season territories.