Lavender sculpin (Leiocottus hirundo)

Scientific name: Leiocottus hirundo Girard, 1856

Lavender sculpin (Leiocottus hirundo)

The Lavender sculpin (Leiocottus hirundo) is a marine fish of the family Cottidae. Native range: Eastern Central Pacific, Gaviota Pier in southern California, USA to northern Baja California, Mexico.

Biology

Occurs from inshore areas up to 37 m depth.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Leiocottus hirundo
Family
Cottidae (Sculpins)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
25.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: Gaviota Pier in southern California, USA to northern Baja California, Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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