Artedius

Artedius
Coralline Sculpin (A. corallinus)
Padded Sculpin (A. fenestralis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cottidae
Genus: Artedius
(Girard, 1856)
Synonyms[1]
  • Allartedius (Hubbs, 1926)
  • Astrolytes (Jordan & Starks, 1895)
  • Axyrias (Starks, 1896)
  • Parartedius (Hubbs, 1926)
  • Parastrolytes (Hubbs, 1926)
  • Pterygiocottus (Bean & Weed, 1920)
  • Ruscariops (Hubbs, 1926)

Artedius is a genus of sculpins native to the Pacific Ocean. Identified by Charles Frédéric Girard in 1856, it was named after Peter Artedi, a fellow naturalist.[2]

Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[3]

References

  1. "Synonyms of Artedius". GBIF.org. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  2. Froese, Rainer. "Artedius notospilotus, Bonehead sculpin". FishBase. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  3. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Artedius in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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