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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 / εύρος βάθους / distribution range
Οικολογία
Θαλασσινό(ά) βενθικό(ς); εύρος βάθους 2 - 82 m (Ref. 2850). Temperate; 59°N - 38°N
Eastern Pacific: Fillmore Island, southeastern Alaska to Arena Cove, northern California, USA.
Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.9 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 2850)
Short description
Κλείδες προσδιορισμού | Μορφολογία | Μορφομετρία
Ραχιαίες άκανθες (συνολικά) : 10; Μαλακές ραχιαίες ακτίνες (συνολικά) : 15 - 16; Εδρικές άκανθες: 0; Μαλακές εδρικές ακτίνες: 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
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Αβγά | Γονιμότητα | Προνύμφες
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Εργαλεία
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Διαδικτυακές πηγές
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Αναφ.
123201): 5.6 - 10.7, mean 8.6 °C (based on 120 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Αναφ.
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).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Αναφ.
69278): 3.2 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Ελαστικότητα (Αναφ.
120179): Υψηλό, ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού < 15 μήνες (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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