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title: "Scalyhead Sculpin"
description: "Artedius harringtoni — Ryby. Artedius harringtoni, also known as the scalyhead sculpin or plumose sculpin, is a demersal species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/scalyhead-sculpin
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Scalyhead Sculpin

> Artedius harringtoni — Ryby. Artedius harringtoni, also known as the scalyhead sculpin or plumose sculpin, is a demersal species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins.

- Scientific name: *Artedius harringtoni*
- Category: `fish` (Ryby)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 1438
- Wikidata: [Q2218564](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2218564)
- iNaturalist taxon: [117528](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/117528)

## Names

- en: Scalyhead Sculpin

## Countries with the most observations

CA (881), US (467)

## Summary

Artedius harringtoni, also known as the scalyhead sculpin or plumose sculpin, is a demersal species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins.  The species is native to the eastern Pacific Ocean.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Adam Summers · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/14641943

## Machine access

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