Fluffy sculpin
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| Species: | O. snyderi
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| Oligocottus snyderi Greeley, 1898
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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
- ^ 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Oligocottus snyderi". FishBase. March 2016 version.
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