| Cottidae (Sculpins) |
| 29 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
|
demersal; depth range 0 - 780 m |
| Eastern Pacific: Puffin Bay, southeastern Alaska to Santa Barbara Island, southern California, USA. |
|
Dorsal spines (total): 11-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18-20; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 14-16; Vertebrae: 35-35. Dorsal deeply notched between third and fourth spine, and between spinous and rayed portions; caudal rounded (Ref. 6885). Color brown, often tinged with red on dorsal surface, mottled and barred with 4 dark saddles over dorsal surface (Ref. 6885). |
| Occurs in intertidal areas and down to at least 130 or 780 m depth (Ref. 5515). Usually found in subtidal areas of exposed coasts (Ref. 2850). Feeds on crustaceans (Ref. 6885). |
|
Not Evaluated
(Ref. 96402)
|
| harmless |
|
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