Oligocottus

Oligocottus is a genus of sculpins native to the northern and eastern Pacific Ocean.

Oligocottus
Tidepool sculpin (O. maculosus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cottidae
Bonaparte, 1831
Genus: Oligocottus
Girard, 1856
Synonyms
  • Eximia Greeley, 1899
  • Rusciculus Greeley, 1899
  • Stelgidonotus Gilbert & Thompson, 1905
  • Greeleya Jordan, 1920

Species

There are five species listed in this genus as of 2014:[1]

  • Oligocottus latifrons (Gilbert & Thompson, 1905)
  • Oligocottus maculosus Girard, 1856 – Tidepool sculpin
  • Oligocottus rimensis (Greeley, 1899) – Saddleback sculpin
  • Oligocottus rubellio (Greeley, 1899) – Rosy sculpin
  • Oligocottus snyderi Greeley, 1898 – Fluffy sculpin
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References
  1. Bailly, Nicolas (2014). Bailly N (ed.). "Oligocottus Girard, 1856". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2017-11-17.


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