Artediellus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. Most of the … See more

Artediellus was first proposed as a monospecific genus in 1885 by the American ichthyologist David Starr Jordan with Cottus uncinatus, which was described in 1834 from Greenland by the Danish zoologist… See more

Artediellus is a diminutive of Artedius, a genus of similar fishes but these do not have the naked body and head of Artediellus. See more

There are currently fifteen recognized species in this genus, which are split into two subgenera:
• Subgenus Artediellus D. S. Jordan, 1885
• Subgenus Artediellops Neeelov, 1979 … See more

Artediellus sculpins have wide heads. They have both vomerine teeth and palatine teeth. They have 2 spines on the preoperculum, the upper spine is the largest and is hooked upwards with no supplementary spines. The skin is … See more

Artediellus sculpins Are found mainly in the North Pacific Ocean, although some species are found in the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans. Thesefishes are found from shallow sub tidal waters to depths of 800 m (2,600 ft). … See more