Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 8 - 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18 - 22; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 13 - 18. Young with 2 dark blotches on body, which break up into small dark brown spots in adults; spinous dorsal fin with 1-2 round dark patches, soft part with a few comparatively broad dark stripes; upper part of pectoral fin with transverse stripes; anal and pelvic fins colorless; caudal fin with irregular spots (Ref. 4698).

Common Names

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Spatel-tornulk , Danish , Denmark

Spatulate sculpin , English , Canada

Spatulate sculpin , English , UK

Spatulate sculpin , English , USA

Spatulate sculpin , English , Alaska

Twohorned sculpin , English , UK

Ida-sarvpeakala , Estonian , Estonia

Icèle spatulée , French , Canada

Icèlus spatulée , French , Canada

匙冰杜父魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

匙冰杜父鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Spateltornulke , Norwegian , Norway

Vostochniy dvurogiy itsel , Russian , Russia

Wostochny dvurogy icel , Russian , Russia

ицел восточный двурогий , Russian , Russia

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Cottoidei

Family: Cottidae

Genus: Icelus

Species: Icelus spatula Gilbert & Burke, 1912

Climate Zone

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demersal

Biology

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Found on sand or sandy-mud bottoms with stones with salinities of 24.7-34.2 ppt (Ref. 4698). Benthic (Ref. 58426). Feeds mainly large bottom invertebrates, rarely small mollusks (Ref. 4698).

Habitat

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demersal

Conservation Status

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Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

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Harmless