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Triglops murrayi Günther, 1888

Moustache sculpin
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Cottoidei (Sculpins) > Cottidae (Sculpins)
Etymology: Triglops: Greek, trigla, es = red mullet + greek, ops = appearance (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Sir John Murray (1841–1914) was a Canadian marine naturalist often described as the founder of modern oceanography. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Günther.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 7 - 530 m (Ref. 58496). Temperate; 0°C - 12°C (Ref. 35388); 79°N - 41°N, 95°W - 45°E

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North Atlantic: Cape Cod on the American coast northward to Ungava Bay, Greenland, Iceland, and the Atlantic coast of northern Europe.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7297); 15.9 cm SL (female)

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Dark spot in the hind part of first dorsal fin, caudal fin with dark stripes. Series of skin folds with serrated edges running obliquely down below the lateral line (Ref. 35388).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Maximum depth reported at 530 m (Ref. 58426). In the Barents Sea usually between 100 to 200 m at temperatures of 1°-3°C and salinities not less than 34 ppt; in the White Sea in somewhat shallower waters at temperatures between 6-12°C and salinities of 23-29 ppt. Prefers sandy bottoms (Ref. 7297). Benthic to epibenthic (Ref. 58426). Feeds on polychaetes and crustaceans (Ref. 35388).

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Pietsch, T.W., 1993. Systematics and distribution of cottid fishes of the genus Triglops Reinhardt (Teleostei: Scorpaeniformes). Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 109:335-393. (Ref. 7297)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)


CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 0.5 - 8, mean 4.2 °C (based on 699 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5010   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00589 (0.00281 - 0.01234), b=3.15 (2.97 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.5 se; based on diet studies.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec=100).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (39 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 85.8 [35.9, 190.5] mg/100g; Iron = 0.423 [0.197, 0.939] mg/100g; Protein = 17.3 [15.2, 19.5] %; Omega3 = 0.751 [0.319, 2.155] g/100g; Selenium = 18.5 [8.7, 45.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 18.5 [5.2, 62.4] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.697 [0.454, 1.197] mg/100g (wet weight);