Scorpaeniformes
Scorpaeniformes is an order of ray-finned fishes also known as the “mail-cheeked” fishes. The species are predators often living of small crustaceans and fishes.
There are about 1320 described species belong to this group.
Species list:
Artediellus atlanticus
(Atlantic hookear sculpin)
Scientific name: Artediellus atlanticus
(Jordan & Evermann, 1898)
Popular names: Atlantic hookear sculpin
Danish name: Atlantisk halvulk
Family: Cottidae (Sculpins)
Distribution: Northwestern and northeastern Atlantic Ocean
Capture site: Davis Strait
Depth: 35 - 900 meter (demersal)
Max. size: 15 cm
Description
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Aspidophoroides monopterygius (Alligatorfish)
Scientific name: Aspidophoroides monopterygius (Bloch, 1786)
Popular names: Alligatorfish
Family: Agonidae (poachers)
Range: North Atlantic Ocean
Depth: 20 - 350 meter
Size: ~ 20 cm
Description
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Careproctus micropus
(Snailfish)
Scientific name: Careproctus micropus (Günther, 1887)
Popular names: Snailfish
Danish name: Kortfinnet ringbug
Family: Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Distribution: Northeast Atlantic: East Greenland, Faeroes Islands and Iceland
Capture site: Davis Strait and Denmark Strait
Depth: 100 - 1800 meter (bathydemersal)
Max. size: ?
Description
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Careproctus reinhardti
(Sea tadpole)
Scientific name: Careproctus reinhardti (Krøyer, 1862)
Popular names: Sea tadpole
Family: Liparidae (snailfishes)
Range: North Atlantic Ocean
Depth: 75 - 1750 meter
Size: ~ 30 cm
Description
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Cottunculus microps
(Polar sculpin)
Scientific name: Cottunculus microps (Collett, 1875)
Popular names: Polar sculpin, Cotte polaire
Danish name: Almindelig paddeulk, paddeulk
Family: Psychrolutidae (Fatheads)
Distribution: Northwestern and northeastern Atlantic Ocean
Capture site: Davis Strait
Depth: 165 - 1342 meter (bathydemersal)
Max. size: ~30 cm
Description
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Cottunculus thomsonii
(Pallid sculpin)
Scientific name: Cottunculus thomsonii (Günther, 1882)
Popular names: Pallid sculpin
Danish name:?
Family: Psychrolutidae (Fatheads)
Distribution: Atlantic Ocean
Capture site: Davis and Denmark Strait
Depth: 100 - 1600 meter (bathydemersal)
Max. size: 43 cm / 1.36 kg
Description
We have potentially caught the largest ever documented specimen of 43 cm and 1.359 kg at the west coast of Greenland in the summer 2012.
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Cyclopterus lumpus
(Lumpfish)
Scientific name: Cyclopterus lumpus (Linneaus, 1758)
Popular names: Lumpfish, lumpsucker
Danish name: Almindelig stenbider
Family: Cyclopteridae (Lumpfishes)
Distribution: North Atlantic Ocean
Depth: 0 - 800 meter (benthopelagic)
Max. size: ~ 60 cm
Description
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Eumicrotremus spinosus (Atlantic spiny lumpsucker)
Scientific name: Eumicrotremus spinosus (Fabricius, 1776)
Popular names: Atlantic spiny lumpsucker
Danish name: Pigget stenbider
Family: Cyclopteridae (Lumpfishes)
Distribution: North Atlantic Ocean
Depth: 40 - 400 meter
Max. size: ~ 13 cm
Description
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Icelus bicornis (Twohorn sculpin)
Scientific name: Icelus bicornis (Reinhardt, 1840)
Popular names: Twohorn sculpin
Danish name: Tornulk, Almindelig tornulk
Family: Cottidae (Sculpins)
Distribution: North Atlantic Ocean
Capture site: Davis and Denmark Strait
Depth: 0 - 930 meter (demersal)
Max. size: 16 cm
Description
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Icelus spatula (Spatulate sculpin)
Scientific name: Icelus spatula (Gilbert & Burke, 1912)
Popular names: Spatulate sculpin
Danish name: Spatel-tornulk
Family: Cottidae (Sculpins)
Distribution: Arctic to Northwest Atlantic
Capture site: Davis and Denmark Strait
Depth: 12 - 930 meter (demersal)
Max. size: 21 cm / 160 g
Description
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Leptagonus decagonus
(Atlantic poacher)
Scientific name: Leptagonus decagonus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Popular names: Atlantic poacher
Danish name: Arktisk panserulk
Family: Agonidae (Poachers)
Distribution: Northwest and Northeast Atlantic Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Northwest Pacific Ocean
Depth: 120 - 900 meter (demersal)
Max. size: ~ 25 cm
Description
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Liparis fabricii
(Gelatinous snailfish)
Scientific name: Liparis fabricii (Krøyer, 1847)
Popular names: Gelatinous snailfish, Gelatinous seasnail
Danish name: Fabricius ringbug
Family: Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Distribution: North Atlantic Ocean
Capture site: Davis and Denmark Strait
Depth: 12 - 1800 meter (bathydemersal)
Max. size: 20 cm
Description
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Liparis gibbus
(Variegated snailfish)
Scientific name: Liparis gibbus (Bean, 1881)
Popular names: Variegated snailfish
Danish name: Pukkelrygget ringbug
Family: Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Distribution: Arctic, Northwest to Northeast Atlantic Ocean. Northeast Pacific Ocean.
Capture site: Davis Strait
Depth: 0 - 650 meter (demersal)
Max. size: 52 cm
Description
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Liparis tunicatus
(Kelp snailfish)
Scientific name: Liparis tunicatus (Reinhardt, 1836)
Popular names: Kelp snailfish, Bartail snailfish, Greenland seasnail
Danish name: Grønlandsk ringbug
Family: Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Distribution: Arctic to Northwest Atlantic
Capture site: Davis and Denmark Strait
Depth: 1 - 620 meter (demersal)
Max. size: 16 cm
Description
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Myoxocephalus scorpioides
(Arctic sculpin)
Scientific name: Myoxocephalus scorpioides (Fabricius, 1780)
Popular names: Arctic sculpin
Danish name: Falsk ulk
Family: Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and flatheads)
Distribution: Arctic waters
Capture site: Davis and Denmark Strait
Depth: 0 - 300 meter (demersal)
Max. size: 22 cm
Description
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Myoxocephalus scorpius (Shorthorn sculpin)
Scientific name: Myoxocephalus scorpius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Popular names: Shorthorn sculpin, bull-rout, father-lasher
Danish name: Almindelig ulk
Family: Cottidae (Sculpins)
Distribution: North Atlantic Ocean, Arctic Ocean
Depth: 0 - 500 meter
Max. size: ~ 60 cm
Description
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Sebastes marinus
(Golden redfish)
Scientific name: Sebastes marinus (Linneaus, 1758)
Popular names: Golden redfish
Danish name: Gylden rødfisk, stor rødfisk
Family: Sebastidae
Distribution: Western and eastern North Atlantic Ocean Capture site: Davis Strait and Denmark Strait
Depth: 100-1000 meter (benthopelagic)
Max. size: 100 cm
Description
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Sebastes mentella
(Beaked redfish)
Scientific name: Sebastes mentella (Travin, 1951)
Popular names: Beaked redfish
Danish name: Dybhavsrødfisk
Family: Sebastidae
Distribution: Western and eastern North Atlantic Ocean
Capture site: Davis Strait and Denmark Strait
Depth: 300-1400 meter (benthopelagic)
Max. size: 58 cm
Description
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Sebastes viviparus
(Norway redfish)
Scientific name: Sebastes viviparus (Krøyer, 1845)
Popular names: Norway redfish, Norway haddock, Redfich, Rosefish
Danish name: Lille rødfisk
Family: Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads)
Distribution: Northeast Atlantic
Capture site:
Depth: 50 - 300 m (demersal)
Max. size: 35 cm / 1000 g
Description
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Triglops murrayi
(Moustache sculpin)
Scientific name: Triglops murrayi (Günther, 1888)
Popular names: Moustache sculpin
Danish name: Murrays knurulk
Family: Cottidae (Sculpins)
Distribution: North Atlantic Ocean
Capture site: Davis and Denmark Strait
Depth: 0 - 530 meter (demersal)
Max. size: 20 cm
Description
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Triglops nybelini
(Bigeye sculpin)
Scientific name: Triglops nybelini (Jensen, 1944)
Popular names: Bigeye sculpin
Danish name: Nybelins knurulk
Family: Cottidae (Sculpins)
Distribution: North Atlantic Ocean
Capture sites: Davis and Denmark Strait
Depth: 70 - 1300 meter (demersal)
Max. size: ~ 20 cm
Description
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