smoothhead sculpin
Artedius lateralis (Girard, 1854)
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 lateralis (smoothhead sculpins). Specimen approximately 80 millimeters in length.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Artedius lateralis, also known as the smoothhead sculpin or round-nosed sculpin, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. The species, commonly found in the intertidal zone and to depths of 43 feet, is native to the northern Pacific, from Russia and the Bering Sea to Baja California. Growing to a length of 14 centimeters, it takes its name from the lack of scales on its head.
Wikipedia contributors, Artedius lateralis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:33:02.354031+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Artedius lateralis (Girard, 1854)
- Name authority
- (Girard, 1854)
- Common name
- smoothhead 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 lateralis (Girard, 1854)
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 |
| padded sculpinArtedius fenestralis Jordan & Gilbert, 1883 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Scorpaenichthys lateralis Girard, 1854 Girard, 1854 | synonym |
| Artedius delacyi Hubbs & Schultz, 1941 Hubbs & Schultz, 1941 | 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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=279702 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:GVTB. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.