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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 / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser demersal; tiefenbereich 2 - 82 m (Ref. 2850). Temperate; 59°N - 38°N
Eastern Pacific: Fillmore Island, southeastern Alaska to Arena Cove, northern California, USA.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.9 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 2850)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 10; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 15 - 16; Afterflossenstacheln: 0; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 11 - 12. Caudal fin bluntly rounded. Pelvic fins small.
Inhabits intertidal and subtidal areas, on rocks or vertical rock faces (Ref. 2850).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
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 Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 5.6 - 10.7, mean 8.6 °C (based on 120 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
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).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): hoch, Verdopplung der Population dauert weniger als 15 Monate. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).