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Artedius is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. These fishes are found in the northern Pacific Ocean.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderScorpaeniformes
  5. FamilyCottidae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded7,152

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
122
Family
Cottidae
Collections
SIO, UWFC, CAS
Recorded in
Mexico, Canada, United States

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Cottidae
Named after
Peter Artedi
Image
Artedius corallinus.jpg
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taxon rank
genus
taxon name
Artedius
Commons category
Artedius
topic's main category
Category:Artedius
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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Etymology
  • Species
  • Characteristics
  • Distribution
  • References

Artedius is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. These fishes are found in the northern Pacific Ocean.

==Taxonomy== Artedius was first proposed as a genus in 1854 by the French zoologist Charles Frédéric Girard with Scorpaenichthys lateralis, described by Girard from California in 1854, designated as its type species by Jordan and Evermann in 1896. The 5th edition of Fishes of the World classifies this genus in the subfamily Cottinae of the family Cottidae but other authorities classify it in the subfamily Oligocottinae of the family Psychrolutidae.

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