Saddleback sculpin
| Saddleback sculpin | |
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| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Cottidae |
| Genus: | Oligocottus |
| Species: | O. rimensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Oligocottus rimensis (Greeley, 1899) | |
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The saddleback sculpin (Oligocottus rimensis), is a fish species in the sculpin family Cottidae. It inhabits the coastal northeastern Pacific Ocean, ranging from Alaska to Baja California. Individuals reach up to 6.4 cm (2.5 in) in length, and are found in tidepools.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Herald, Earl S. (1999). A Field Guide to Pacific Coast Fishes: North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. pp. 177–178. ISBN 0-618-00212-X.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Oligocottus rimensis" in FishBase. March 2016 version.
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