Scientific Name
Clinocottus globiceps

Common Name
Mosshead sculpin

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-17; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 10 - 12. Caudal fin rounded. Lower 8 pectoral rays thickened and 6 or 7 excised.

Classification

Classified By

Girard, 1858

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Sculpins (Cottidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Pacific

Distribution

Eastern Pacific: Kodiak Island, Alaska to Gaviota, southern California, USA.

Range

60°N - 32°N

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 0 - ? m

Trophic Level

3.061 s.e. 0.26 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

19.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5312 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Moderate vulnerability (35 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Tmax=5; K=0.24)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Least Concern (LC)