Today, while poring through Hart's Pacific Fishes of Canada, I got sidetracked in the Pesky Sculpin section of the book, and found myself looking at our common Scalyhead Sculpin for some nice ID clues. I found three pretty good clues, one of which I never had noticed before!
1. Big Fat Juicy Lips (my words, not Hart's, so don't blame him)
2. Cirri - either threadlike or chunky (and don't always seem to be present)
3. A nice white spot at the base of the tail fin!
EH?? I never knew that! So I went back through all my photos of Scalyheads, and sure enough, plain as day, is a nice white spot! Here's a few pics to show you what I mean.
Check it out on YOUR pics!
Pesky Sculpin Fish ID just got easier....
- Janna
Scalyhead Sculpin ID trick!
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Scalyhead Sculpin ID trick!
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Thanks Janna, I need all the help I can get
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VERY nice Janna! Thanks for the tip! I'll check my pics!
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yeah; janna - thanks for the helpful hint!
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i was having trouble ID'ing a sculpin i saw this weekend ... until i remembered this thread. appears to be a scalyhead! :-)
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<a href="" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1316/103 ... 22319c.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Scalyhead Sculpin (Artedius harringtoni)"></a>
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