padded sculpin
Artedius fenestralis Jordan & Gilbert, 1883
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Juvenile of the species Artedius fenestralis (Padded sculpins).
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Open encyclopedia reference
Artedius fenestralis, the padded sculpin, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. The species is native to the eastern Pacific Ocean, with a range extending from the Alaska Peninsula to Southern California. It grows to a maximum length of 14 centimeters and subsists on a diet of shrimp and small fishes.
Wikipedia contributors, Artedius fenestralis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:14:52.119539+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Artedius fenestralis Jordan & Gilbert, 1883
- Name authority
- Jordan & Gilbert, 1883
- Common name
- padded sculpin
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Cottidae
- Genus
- Artedius
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderPerciformes
- suborderCottoidei
- familyCottidae Bonaparte, 1831
- genusArtedius Girard, 1856
- speciesArtedius fenestralis Jordan & Gilbert, 1883
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Artedius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| coralline sculpinArtedius corallinus (Hubbs, 1926) | CottidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| smoothhead sculpinArtedius lateralis (Girard, 1854) | CottidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| scalyhead sculpinArtedius harringtoni (Starks, 1896) | CottidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| bonyhead sculpinArtedius notospilotus Girard, 1856 | CottidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Astrolytes fenestralis (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883) (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Jordan, D. S., & Gilbert, C. H. (1883). Description of a new species of Artedius (Artedius fenestralis) from Puget Sound. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, v. 5 (no. 326): 577–579. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.5-326.577 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:GVT9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.