Icelus uncinalis
Species of fish
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Icelus uncinalis, is a marine fish in the family Cottidae. It can be found throughout the Northeast Pacific, Bering Sea and Alaska.[1]
| Icelus uncinalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Cottoidei |
| Family: | Psychrolutidae |
| Genus: | Icelus |
| Species: | I. uncinalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Icelus uncinalis C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912 | |
Size
This species reaches a length of 16.0 cm (6.3 in).[2]
Etymology
The fish's name is from uncinus, hooked; analis, anal, referring to the short, curved, hook-shaped process of the anal papilla of the male. [3]
