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Ruscarius meanyi Jordan & Starks, 1895

Puget Sound sculpin
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Cottoidei (Sculpins) > 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 / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 2 - 82 m (Ref. 2850). Temperate; 59°N - 38°N

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Eastern Pacific: Fillmore Island, southeastern Alaska to Arena Cove, northern California, USA.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.9 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2850)

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Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 16; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 11 - 12. Caudal fin bluntly rounded. Pelvic fins small.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits intertidal and subtidal areas, on rocks or vertical rock faces (Ref. 2850).

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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 2024-1)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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