Enophrys bison Buffalo Sculpin

Enophrys bison is commonly referred to as Buffalo Sculpin. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

15134 

AphiaID:

275355 

Scientific:

Enophrys bison 

German:

Büffel-Groppe 

English:

Buffalo Sculpin 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Cottidae (Family) > Enophrys (Genus) > bison (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Girard, ), 1854 

Occurrence:

Alaska (Western Atlantic), Canada Eastern Pacific, Eastern Pacific Ocean, North Pacific (Ocean), USA, West Coast USA 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

20 - 230 Meter 

Habitats:

Algae zones, Reef-associated, Rocky, hard seabeds, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 14.57" (37 cm) 

Temperature:

43.52 °F - 53.78 °F (6.4°C - 12.1°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Carnivore, Clams, Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), omnivore 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Enophrys bison
  Büffel-Groppe
• 
  Enophrys diceraus
  Groppe
• Enophrys lucasi
• Enophrys taurina

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2022-08-30 19:59:31 

Last edit:

2024-07-06 16:28:15 

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