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Smoothhead Sculpin
Artedius lateralis
27 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Tidepool SculpinOligocottus maculosus
Scalyhead SculpinArtedius harringtoni
Coralline SculpinArtedius corallinus
Padded SculpinArtedius fenestralis
Pacific Staghorn SculpinLeptocottus armatus
Bonehead SculpinArtedius notospilotus
Prickly SculpinCottus asper
CabezonScorpaenichthys marmoratus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,269 |
|---|---|
| California | 944 |
| Canada | 663 |
| British Columbia | 663 |
| Washington | 252 |
| Oregon | 73 |
| Alaska | 20 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Ray-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii |
| Order | Perches, Scorpionfishes, Sticklebacks, and Allies · Perciformes |
| Family | Fathead Sculpins · Psychrolutidae |
| Genus | Artedius |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Smoothhead Sculpin with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.