Artedius fenestralis Padded Sculpin

Artedius fenestralis is commonly referred to as Padded Sculpin. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

18662 

AphiaID:

279700 

Scientific:

Artedius fenestralis 

German:

Polster Groppe 

English:

Padded Sculpin 

Category:

Donderpadden 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Cottidae (Family) > Artedius (Genus) > fenestralis (Species) 

Initial determination:

Jordan & Gilbert, 1883 

Occurrence:

Alaska East Coast USA, British Columbia, California, Canada Eastern Pacific, Eastern Pacific Ocean, North Pacific (Ocean), 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:

1 - 55 Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Demersal (bottom-dwelling fish), Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 5.51" (14 cm) 

Temperature:

7,1 °F - 12,8 °F (7,1°C - 12,8°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Fish (little fishes), Schrimps 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Artedius corallinus
  Korallen Groppe
• 
  Artedius fenestralis
  Polster Groppe
• 
  Artedius harringtoni
  Schuppen-Groppe
• 
  Artedius lateralis
  Glattkopf-Groppe
• Artedius notospilotus

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-10-04 19:56:45 

Last edit:

2026-10-04 20:11:59 

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