Spatulate Sculpin

Icelus spatula

General Status Rank: 
Undetermined
Common Name: 
Spatulate Sculpin
Scientific Name: 
Icelus spatula
Naming References: 
BSC5
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Fish
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Chordata
Class: 
Actinopterygii
Order: 
Scorpaeniformes
Family: 
Cottidae
References: 
W017
Habitat
Marine(BSC5); Env:demersal; marine ; depth range 12 - 365 m. Clim:polar; -2 - 8°C; 84°N - 45°N (W017). Resilience: Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary tmax (3/K) or low-fecundity Order). Found on sand or sandy-mud bottoms with stones with salinities of 24.7-34.2 ppt. Feeds mainly large bottom invertebrates, rarely small mollusks(W017).
References: 
BSC5
R131
W017
Distribution

Ecozones

Arctic Ocean, Beaufort Sea Amundsen Gulf, High Arctic Sea Archipelago
References: 
BSC5
R131

Number of Occurrences

15+ occurrences in NWT: from Tuktoyaktuk along coast to Cape Parry
References: 
BSC5

Area of Occupancy

Score: 
-
Population

Population Size

14cm (R131)
References: 
R131
Threats

Intrinsic Vulnerability

Score: 
-
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Undetermined
Status Rank Description: 
Common (R131)
S Rank: 
SU
Decision Process Description: 
Reviewed in 2010 by DFO; no change.Draft rank by DFO in 2015, modified from not assessed to undetermined
Last Updated: 
July 22, 2015

References

Ecozones

  • Hunter, J.G., Leach, S.T. McAllister, D.E. and Steigerwald, M.B. (1984) A distributional atlas of records of the marine fishes of Arctic Canada in the Naitonal Museums of Canada and Arctic Biological Station.. National Museum of Natural Sciences Syllogeus 52 RWED Library QL 626.5 . N67D57 - BSC5 Return
  • Coad B.W. and Reist J.D. (2004) Annotated List of the Arctic Marine Fishes of Canada.. DFO, Canadian Manuscript Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2674 - R131 Return

Habitat

  • Hunter, J.G., Leach, S.T. McAllister, D.E. and Steigerwald, M.B. (1984) A distributional atlas of records of the marine fishes of Arctic Canada in the Naitonal Museums of Canada and Arctic Biological Station.. National Museum of Natural Sciences Syllogeus 52 RWED Library QL 626.5 . N67D57 - BSC5 Return
  • Coad B.W. and Reist J.D. (2004) Annotated List of the Arctic Marine Fishes of Canada.. DFO, Canadian Manuscript Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2674 - R131 Return
  • FishBase (2004) Fish Base, accessed Nov 5, 2004. Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2004 www.fishbase.org, version (09/2004) - W017 Return

Naming

  • Hunter, J.G., Leach, S.T. McAllister, D.E. and Steigerwald, M.B. (1984) A distributional atlas of records of the marine fishes of Arctic Canada in the Naitonal Museums of Canada and Arctic Biological Station.. National Museum of Natural Sciences Syllogeus 52 RWED Library QL 626.5 . N67D57 - BSC5 Return

Number of Occurrences

  • Hunter, J.G., Leach, S.T. McAllister, D.E. and Steigerwald, M.B. (1984) A distributional atlas of records of the marine fishes of Arctic Canada in the Naitonal Museums of Canada and Arctic Biological Station.. National Museum of Natural Sciences Syllogeus 52 RWED Library QL 626.5 . N67D57 - BSC5 Return

Population Size

Coad B.W. and Reist J.D. (2004) Annotated List of the Arctic Marine Fishes of Canada.. DFO, Canadian Manuscript Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2674 - R131 Return

Taxonomy

  • FishBase (2004) Fish Base, accessed Nov 5, 2004. Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2004 www.fishbase.org, version (09/2004) - W017 Return