Orthonopias triacis Snubnose sculpin

Orthonopias triacis is commonly referred to as Snubnose sculpin. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order) > Cottidae (Family) > Orthonopias (Genus) > triacis (Species)
Initial determination:: Starks & Mann, 1911

Occurrence:: Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), West Coast USA
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 21 - 30 Meter
Habitats:: Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: up to 3.94" (10 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 57.2 °F (°C - 14°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Zoobenthos, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: Cold water animal
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown