Saddleback sculpin

The saddleback sculpin (Oligocottus rimensis) is a fish species in the sculpin family Cottidae. It inhabits the coastal northeastern Pacific Ocean, ranging from Alaska to Baja California. Individuals reach up to 6.4 cm (2.5 in) in length, and are found in tidepools.[1][2]

Saddleback sculpin
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cottidae
Genus: Oligocottus
Species:
O. rimensis
Binomial name
Oligocottus rimensis
(Greeley, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Rusciculus rimensis Greeley, 1899
  • Stelgidonotus latifrons Gilbert & Thompson, 1905

References
  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Herald, Earl S. (1999). A Field Guide to Pacific Coast Fishes: North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. pp. 177–178. ISBN 0-618-00212-X.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Oligocottus rimensis" in FishBase. March 2016 version.


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