Tidepool sculpin (Oligocottus maculosus)

Scientific name: Oligocottus maculosus Girard, 1856

Tidepool sculpin (Oligocottus maculosus)

The Tidepool sculpin (Oligocottus maculosus) is a marine fish of the family Cottidae. Native range: North Pacific, Sea of Okhotsk and the Bering Sea to Los Angeles County, USA, but records west of the Gulf of Alaska doubtful.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 8 - 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-18; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 14. Caudal fin rounded;.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Oligocottus maculosus
Family
Cottidae (Sculpins)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.9
Depth range
0–102 m (0–335 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 0 - 102 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk and the Bering Sea to Los Angeles County, USA, but records west of the Gulf of Alaska doubtful.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Aquarium: public aquariums
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.21; tm=1)

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Sources

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

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