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Artedius lateralis, also known as the smoothhead sculpin or round-nosed sculpin,[2] is a species of sculpin in the family Cottidae.[4] The species, commonly found in the intertidal zone and to depths of 43 feet,[5] is native to the northern Pacific, from Russia and the Bering Sea to Baja California.[6] Growing to a length of 14 centimeters,[6] it takes its name from the lack of scales on its head.[5]

Artedius lateralis
Juvenile A. lateralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Scorpaeniformes
Family:	Cottidae
Genus:	Artedius
Species:	A. lateralis
Binomial name
Artedius lateralis (Girard, 1854)[1]
Synonyms[2][3]
Scorpaenichthys lateralis ( Girard, 1854) Artedius delacyi (Hubbs & Schultz 1941)

References

External links

• Media related to Artedius lateralis at Wikimedia Commons
• Smoothhead Sculpin (Artedius lateralis) at the Encyclopedia of Life

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