Fluffy sculpin (Oligocottus snyderi)

Scientific name: Oligocottus snyderi Greeley, 1898

Fluffy sculpin (Oligocottus snyderi)

The Fluffy sculpin (Oligocottus snyderi) is a marine fish of the family Cottidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Sitka, southeastern Alaska to Rio Socorro, northern Baja California, Mexico.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7 - 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17-20; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 15. Caudal fin rounded.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Oligocottus snyderi
Family
Cottidae (Sculpins)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.9
Environment
Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 0 - ? m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Sitka, southeastern Alaska to Rio Socorro, northern Baja California, Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tm=0.75; tmax=3)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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