Author: Essipov, 1937

Cottunculus sadko Essipov, 1937

Diagnosis: skin very rough. Head in dorsal view not uniformly roundish, indented somewhat in anterior part (maximum head width usually less than head length); occipital protuberances usually pointed; D VIII-IX + 13-15; A 11; P 18; lateral line pores 11. Urogenital papilla small, less than 6% SL. Colour: greyish-brown with 3 broad, dark, vertical bands on side of body; pectoral fin dark greyish with light border. Size: to at least 16 cm SL, usually to 6-10 cm.

Habitat: benthic at about 300-1500 m. Temperatures about 0° C.Food: no data. Reproduction: no data.

Distribution: recorded from Arctic Ocean in Kara Sea, other possible areas of occurrence include off the Faroes and north-eastern Spitzbergen. Western coast of Greenland from Upernavik to Thule (Nielsen, Bertelsen, 1992) Elsewhere, Beaufort Sea off Alaska.

Eggs, larvae and young stages. No data.
Otoliths (sagitta). No data.

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Subphylum Vertebrata
Superclass Gnathostomata
Class Osteichthyes
Order Scorpaeniformes
Suborder Scorpaenoidei
Family Psychrolutidae
Genus Cottunculus
Species Cottunculus sadko

Status in World Register of Marine Species

Accepted name: Cottunculus sadko Essipov, 1937

Scientific synonyms and common names

Cottunculus sadko Essipov, 1937

Synonyms:

Cottunculus sadko Essipov, 1937, Probl. Arctic., 4: 89, fig. 2 (northern part of Kara Sea). Holotype: ZIN no. 30588; paratypes: ZIN no. 30589, 20590, 32170.
Cottunculus sadko: Essipov, 1939: 878 Andriashev, 1954: 419-421, fig. 237 (2), fig. 238.


Common names:

cottunculus sadko [Ru]
sadko sculpin [En]

Andriashev, A. P. 1954. Ryby severnykh morei SSSR. Izv. Akad. Nauk SSSR. Moskwa-Leningrad. (English trans. 1964, Jerusalem, IPST, 617 pp., 300 fig.)

Essipov, V. K. 1937. On the fishes of the Polar Basin and adjacent depths. Problemy Arkt., Leningrad, 4: 85-97 (Russian with English summary).

Nielsen J.G.; Bertelsen E. 1992. Fisk i gronlandske farvande. Atuakkiorfik, Nuuk, 1992. 65 p.

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