Icelinus

Icelinus borealis

Icelinus 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 Japan to the Sea of ​​Okhotsk, the Bering Sea, the Aleutian Islands, the coasts of Alaska, Canada, and the United States to Baja California ( Mexico) before. They live from the intertidal zone to depths of about 570 meters.

Features

Icelinus species are elongated fish with a large head. They reach a length of 4.2 up to 27 cm. A characteristic feature of the genus is a double shed row on both sides of the back, as well as larger scales along the lateral line, respectively. Otherwise, the animals are scaleless. Beginning and end of the double rows of scales on the back are an important feature to the Icelinus species indistinguishable. The upper sting of Vorkiemendeckels is branched antler -like. The small pelvic fins have only two soft rays.

Species

  • Icelinus borealis Gilbert, 1896
  • Icelinus burchami Evermann & Goldsborough, 1907
  • Icelinus cavifrons Gilbert, 1890
  • Icelinus filamentosus Gilbert, 1890
  • Icelinus fimbriatus Gilbert, 1890
  • Icelinus japonicus Yabe, Tsumura & Katayama, 1980
  • Icelinus limbaughi Rosenblatt & Smith, 2004
  • Icelinus oculatus Gilbert, 1890
  • Icelinus Pietschi Yabe, Soma & Amaoka, 2001
  • Icelinus quadriseriatus ( Lockington, 1880)
  • Icelinus tenuis Gilbert, 1890
Perciformes David Starr Jordan Sea of Okhotsk Baja California peninsula Littoral zone FishBase
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