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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cottidae Sculpins

Genus: Oligocottus

(See list of species below)


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4 species (see list below)

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Photo by Valkenier - Pope, C.

North Pacific
Max. Length 8.9 cm TL
Oligocottus maculosus Girard, 1856

Photo by Valkenier - Pope, C.
 
Oligocottus maculosus
[Tidepool sculpin]

Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 6.4 cm TL
Oligocottus rimensis (Greeley, 1899)

Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.
 
Oligocottus rimensis
[Saddleback sculpin]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Oligocottus rubellio
[Rosy sculpin]

Photo by Fritzsche, R.A./J.W. Cavanagh

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 8.9 cm TL
Oligocottus snyderi Greeley, 1898

Photo by Fritzsche, R.A./J.W. Cavanagh
 
Oligocottus snyderi
[Fluffy sculpin]
4 Species of Family Cottidae with Genus Oligocottus
(Sculpins)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1856 Oligocottus maculosus Tidepool sculpin North Pacific 8.9 TL
1899 Oligocottus rimensis Saddleback sculpin Eastern Pacific 6.4 TL
1899 Oligocottus rubellio Rosy sculpin Eastern Pacific 10 TL
1898 Oligocottus snyderi Fluffy sculpin Eastern Pacific 8.9 TL



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