Fluffy sculpin

Fluffy sculpin
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cottidae
Genus: Oligocottus
Species: O. snyderi
Binomial name
Oligocottus snyderi
Greeley, 1898

The fluffy sculpin (Oligocottus snyderi), is a fish species in the sculpin family Cottidae. It inhabits the coastal northeastern Pacific Ocean, ranging from Sitka, Alaska to Baja California (Mexico). Individuals reach up to 8.9 cm (3.5 in) in length, and are commonly found in tidepools, often associated with algae.[1][2]

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Herald, Earl S. (1999). A Field Guide to Pacific Coast Fishes: North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. pp. 177–179. ISBN 0-618-00212-X.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Oligocottus snyderi" in FishBase. March 2016 version.


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