Enophrys

Enophrys diceraus, the head, laterally spreading, the long upper spines on Vorkiemendeckel.

Enophrys is a genus of fish from the family of sculpins ( Cottidae ). The species of the genus occur close to the coast in the northern Pacific from the Sea of ​​Japan on the Sea of ​​Okhotsk, the Bering Sea, the Aleutian Islands, the coast of Alaska, Canada and the United States to the Monterey Bay ( California ) and Santa Catalina Iceland. They live from the intertidal zone to depths of about 380 meters.

Features

Enophrys species are large-headed fish with a large mouth and bony crests on the skull. They reach a length of 17-37 cm and are, with the exception of a number of very large scales, entirely without scales on both sides of the back. The upper sting of Vorkiemendeckels is very long. The pelvic fins are very small.

Fins formula: Dorsal VII-IX/8-20, Anal 0/6-15, Ventral 3 (2).

From the similar genus Hemilepidotus Enophrys can be distinguished by the lack of shed row below the lateral line, of Myoxocephalus through the rows of scales on the back pages Myoxocephalus missing.

Species

  • Enophrys bison ( Girard, 1854)
  • Enophrys diceraus ( Pallas, 1787)
  • Enophrys lucasi ( Jordan & Gilbert, 1898)
  • Enophrys taurina Gilbert, 1914
Perciformes Sea of Japan Sea of Okhotsk Fish fin FishBase
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