Biology ³

Commonly found in harbors and shallow coastal waters. Move to deeper water in winter. Adults attach their eggs near the base of a sponge to use as a spawning bed (Ref. 34819, 41075). Benthic; feeds on crustaceans, molluscs, sea squirts, squids and fishes (herring, mackerel, smelt, sand lance and silversides (Ref. 5951)) (Ref. 58426).

Trophic strategy ⁴

Commonly found in harbors and shallow coastal waters. Move to deeper water in winter. Adults attach their eggs near the base of a sponge to use as a spawning bed (Ref. 34819, 41075). Benthic. Feeds on crustaceans, zooplankton, zoobenthos, molluscs, sea squirts, squids and fishes (Ref. 13548, 58426). Parasites of the species include 6 protozoans, 3 myxosporidians, 2 nematodes and 4 hirudineans (Ref. 5951).

Sources and Credits

1. (c) USFWS - Pacific Region, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfwspacific/9257594528/
2. (c) Wikimedia Commons, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/Sculpin_in_hand.JPG
3. (c) FishBase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/21008495
4. (c) FishBase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/21008498

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
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• FishBase
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• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• VertNet
• World Register of Marine Species

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