PHYLUM:
Chordata; CLASS: Osteichthyes; SUPERORDER: Teleostei
FAMILY: Cottidae
GENUS: Leptocottus; SPECIES: armatus; DESCRIBER: Girard
Position
of Leptocottus
armatus in worldwide arrangement of fish species.
What
are PACIFIC STAGHORN SCULPINS?
Coming.
EARLY
LIFE HISTORY of PACIFIC STAGHORN SCULPINS:
Spawning
Season of Adult PACIFIC
STAGHORN SCULPINS: Spawnng
takes place in February.
Where unidentified PACIFIC
STAGHORN SCULPINS Eggs
are Found: Eggs are found in intertidal
areas in masses attached to rocks
or weeds.
Characteristics
of Eggs: Eggs
are demersal and adhesive with
a diameter of 1.4 - 1.5 mm. Oil
globules are one large one (0.3 mm)
with several smaller ones.
Size
of Babies at Hatching: Baby
Staghorn sculpins hatch
at 3.8 - 5.0 mm.
Early Movements of unidentified
PACIFIC STAGHORN SCULPINS Babies: The
early movements are not well known.
Baby PACIFIC STAGHORN SCULPINS were
captured in small numbers (< 3 individuals
per 10 min. tow) in surface tows in
the Deer Island Group (Ref. 18). |