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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and flatheads) > Cottidae (Sculpins)
Etymology: Synchirus: Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, cheir = hand (Ref. 45335); gilli: Named after Theodore Gill, U.S. ichthyologist (Ref. 6885). More on author: Bean.

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Marine; demersal. Temperate, preferred ?; 59°N - 32°N

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Eastern Pacific: Sitka, Alaska to San Miguel Island, southern California, USA.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ?, range 5 - ? cm
Max length : 7.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2850)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20-21; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 20 - 21. Caudal fin rounded. Pelvic fins small.

Found in bays, tide pools and among kelp (Ref. 2850). Previously thought as rare species, but relatively common in some areas, especially kelp beds (Ref. 2850). Feeds on small crustaceans (Ref. 6885). Can cling to bottoms or pilings with its pectoral and pelvic fins (Ref. 2850).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983. A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p. (Ref. 2850)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Synchirus gilli Bean, 1890