Rosy sculpin

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Rosy sculpin
FMIB 40416 Eximia rubellio Greeley Type.jpeg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cottidae
Genus: Oligocottus
Species:
O. rubellio
Binomial name
Oligocottus rubellio
(Greeley, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Eximia rubellio Greeley, 1899

The rosy sculpin (Oligocottus rubellio) is a fish species in the sculpin family Cottidae. It inhabits the coastal northeastern Pacific Ocean, ranging from Fort Bragg (Northern California, US) to Baja California (Mexico). Individuals reach up to 10 cm (3.9 in) in length, and are found in the intertidal and subtidal zones.[1][2]

References[]

  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Herald, Earl S. (1999). A Field Guide to Pacific Coast Fishes: North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. pp. 177–178. ISBN 0-618-00212-X.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Oligocottus rubellio" in FishBase. March 2016 version.


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