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Spatulate Sculpin
Icelus spatula
Icelus spatula, or the spatulate sculpin, is a marine fish in the family Cottidae. It can be found throughout the Arctic and the Northwestern Atlantic.
From the article Icelus spatula on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Juveniles of the species have two dark colored patches on their body. As they age, these patches break up to form intermittent brown spots. The tail fin is also speckled, while the anal and pelvic fins are uncolored. The average length is 12.9 cm, with a maximum reported age of seven years.
In human culture
The fish is named after a paddle, a spoon or a broad blade used for stirring, referring to "distinctly spatular" shape of the anal papilla of the male.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 222150.