Saddleback sculpin (Oligocottus rimensis)

Scientific name: Oligocottus rimensis Greeley, 1899

Saddleback sculpin (Oligocottus rimensis)

The Saddleback sculpin (Oligocottus rimensis) is a marine fish of the family Cottidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Kakul Narrows, southeastern Alaska to St. Nicholas Island and northern Baja California, Mexico.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 8 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-19; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 13 - 15. Caudal fin barely rounded.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Oligocottus rimensis
Family
Cottidae (Sculpins)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.4
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - ? m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Kakul Narrows, southeastern Alaska to St. Nicholas Island and northern Baja California, Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (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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