Icelus spatula
Species of fish
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Icelus spatula, or the spatulate sculpin, is a marine fish in the family Cottidae. It can be found throughout the Arctic and the Northwestern Atlantic.[2][3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Cottoidei |
| Family: | Psychrolutidae |
| Genus: | Icelus |
| Species: | I. spatula |
| Binomial name | |
| Icelus spatula C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912 | |
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Description
Size
This species reaches a length of 21.0 cm (8.3 in).[5]
Etymology
The fish is named after a paddle, a spoon or a broad blade used for stirring, referring to "distinctly spatular" shape of the anal papilla of the male.[6]
