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Cottunculus microps Collett, 1875

Polar sculpin
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> Perciformes/Cottoidei (Sculpins) > Psychrolutidae (Fatheads)
Etymology: Cottunculus: Greek, kottos = a fish, diminutive.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

marina djupbottenlevande; djupintervall 165 - 1342 m (Ref. 58426), usually 165 - 215 m (Ref. 42091). Deep-water; 79°N - 38°N, 76°W - 36°E

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North Atlantic: English Channel, North Sea, Norwegian coastline, Svalbard, southwestern Barents Sea, off Spitzbergen, Bear Island, the Faeroes and Iceland, southeastern coasts of Greenland. Western Atlantic: New Jersey, USA to Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada and Greenland.

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 35388); common length : 14.0 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 6696)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

Four bony knobs between and behind the eyes. Skin very rough. Body with 3-4 broad, dark vertical bands (Ref. 35388).

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Benthic (Ref. 58426). Feeds on polychaetes, mysids, amphipods and pycnogonids. Spawns probably from June to July, ovarian eggs large and few (up to 220) (Ref. 6696). Female lays 200 eggs with a length of 4.5-5 mm (Ref. 35388).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Fedorov, V.V. and J.S. Nelson, 1986. Psychrolutidae. p. 1261-1264. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO, Paris. Vol 3. (Ref. 6696)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)


CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 0.3 - 7.7, mean 2.6 °C (based on 243 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5039   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  4.1   ±0.2 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 4,5-14 år (Fec = 66).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 20.5 [5.0, 69.0] mg/100g; Iron = 0.431 [0.149, 1.080] mg/100g; Protein = 14.8 [12.5, 17.8] %; Omega3 = 0.349 [0.133, 0.959] g/100g; Selenium = 12.6 [4.4, 43.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 16.5 [3.4, 78.4] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.423 [0.217, 0.837] mg/100g (wet weight);