Rosy sculpin
Rosy sculpin | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Cottidae |
Genus: | Oligocottus |
Species: | O. rubellio
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Binomial name | |
Oligocottus rubellio (Greeley, 1899)
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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[]
- ^ 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; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Oligocottus rubellio" in FishBase. March 2016 version.
Categories:
- Oligocottus
- Western American coastal fauna
- Fish described in 1899
- Scorpaeniformes stubs