Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Cottoidei
Family: Cottidae Sculpins

Genus: Oligocottus

(See list of species below)



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

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

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Oligocottus maculosus
[Tidepool sculpin]

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

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

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Oligocottus rimensis
[Saddleback sculpin]
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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

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Oligocottus snyderi
[Fluffy sculpin]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Oligocottus maculosus Tidepool sculpin North Pacific 8.9 TL 1856
Oligocottus rimensis Saddleback sculpin Eastern Pacific 6.4 TL 1899
Oligocottus rubellio Rosy sculpin Eastern Pacific 10 TL 1899
Oligocottus snyderi Fluffy sculpin Eastern Pacific 8.9 TL 1898



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