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Thyriscus anoplus (sponge sculpin)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Thyriscus anoplus is a species of sculpin native to the northern Pacific Ocean. It can be found at depths of from 100 to 800 metres (330 to 2,620 ft) though usually in the range of 300 to 400 metres (980 to 1,310 ft). This species grows to a length of 14.5 centimetres (5.7 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.
View Wikipedia Record: Thyriscus anoplus

Attributes

Adult Length [1]  5 inches (13.1 cm)
Litter Size [1]  400
Maximum Longevity [1]  7 years
Adult Weight [1]  20 grams

Prey / Diet

Boiga dendrophila (Gold-ringed Cat Snake, Mangrove Snake)[2]
Caprella pacifica[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Icelus perminovi (Sculpin)1

Predators

Gadus macrocephalus (Pacific cod)[2]

External References

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1SOME BIOLOGICAL FEATURES OF RARE AND POORLY-STUDIED SCULPINS (COTTIDAE, HEMITRIPTERIDAE, PSYCHROLUTIDAE) IN THE PACIFIC WATERS OFF THE NORTHERN KURIL ISLANDS AND SOUTHEASTERN KAMCHATKA, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, Alexei M. Tokranov, Alexei M. Orlov, THE RAFFLES BULLETIN OF ZOOLOGY 2007 Supplement No. 14: 187-198
♦ 2Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0