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Cottidae (Sculpins)
Etymology: Ruscarius: Latin, ruscarius, -a- um = with tangled hair; meanyi: Named after Prof. E.S. Meany of the University of Washington (Ref. 6885).
Eponymy: Edmond Stephen Meany (1862–1935) was Professor of Botany and History and became Secretary of the University of Washington, from which he graduated (1885) and where the theatre is named after him. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Jordan & Starks.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / profondeur / distribution range
Écologie
marin démersal; profondeur 2 - 82 m (Ref. 2850). Temperate; 59°N - 38°N
Eastern Pacific: Fillmore Island, southeastern Alaska to Arena Cove, northern California, USA.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.9 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 2850)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 10; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 15 - 16; Épines anales: 0; Rayons mous anaux: 11 - 12. Caudal fin bluntly rounded. Pelvic fins small.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Inhabits intertidal and subtidal areas, on rocks or vertical rock faces (Ref. 2850).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Matarese, A.C., A.W. Kendall, D.M. Blood and M.V. Vinter, 1989. Laboratory guide to early life history stages of Northeast Pacific fishes. NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS 80:1-652. (Ref. 265)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Réf.
123201): 5.6 - 10.7, mean 8.6 °C (based on 120 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00794 (0.00386 - 0.01635), b=3.12 (2.95 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.2 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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