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Icelinus borealis Gilbert, 1896

Northern sculpin
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United States (contiguous states) country information

Common names: Northern sculpin, Northern sculpin
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges south to Puget Sound, Washington (Ref. 2850, 27436). Also Ref. 4925, 6885, 11366.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Cottoidei (Sculpins) > Cottidae (Sculpins)
Etymology: Icelinus: From Icelus = the Morpheus name; mythology.
  More on author: Gilbert.

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

Marine; demersal; depth range 9 - 310 m (Ref. 58496).   Temperate; - 47°N

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