Tidepool sculpin

Tidepool sculpin
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Cottoidei
Family: Psychrolutidae
Genus: Oligocottus
Species:
O. maculosus
Binomial name
Oligocottus maculosus
Girard, 1856

The tidepool sculpin (Oligocottus maculosus) is a fish species in the sculpin family Psychrolutidae that ranges from the Bering Sea to southern California. Individuals reach up to 8 cm (3 in) in length and are common in tidepools.

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