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title: "Smoothhead Sculpin"
description: "Artedius lateralis — Pesci. Artedius lateralis, also known as the smoothhead sculpin or round-nosed sculpin, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/smoothhead-sculpin
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Smoothhead Sculpin

> Artedius lateralis — Pesci. Artedius lateralis, also known as the smoothhead sculpin or round-nosed sculpin, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins.

- Scientific name: *Artedius lateralis*
- Category: `fish` (Pesci)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 1678
- Wikidata: [Q1975893](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1975893)
- iNaturalist taxon: [117529](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/117529)

## Names

- en: Smoothhead Sculpin
- de: Glattkopfgroppe
- es: Charrasco cabeza lisa
- pl: Ar bokołuski

## Countries with the most observations

US (945), CA (551)

## Summary

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

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artedius_lateralis

## Photo

![Smoothhead Sculpin](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/smoothhead-sculpin/medium.jpg)

Photo: Alex Heyman · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/340696891

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/smoothhead-sculpin?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).