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Woolly Sculpin
Clinocottus analis
Clinocottus analis is a species of fish in the family Cottidae, one of the families of sculpins. It is known commonly as the woolly sculpin in English and the charrasco lanudo in Spanish. It is native to the eastern Pacific Ocean, where it occurs along the coastline of California and Baja California.
From the article Woolly sculpin on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
This fish reaches up to 18 centimeters in length. Their characteristic elongated and speckled body ends with a large wide and flattened head. Their eyes are found on the top of their head perpendicular to their large mouth aligned with many teeth. They are scaleless, instead, they have gills covering their large spine ending in a pair of sharp spines. They have dorsal, anal and caudal fins, each with 12 to 15 rays. The caudal fin is rounded and darker than the rest of their body.
Range & habitat
They are commonly found near the sand, small rocks and bedrock, specially in intertidal areas at near 19 m. They are found in water temperature ranges between 6 °C and 22 °C. They are able to survive rapid temperature fluctuations and rapid changes in salinity.
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
What it does
This species lives on the seabed of intertidal waters up to 18 meters deep. It is commonly found in tide pools amidst algaes, but it leaves the tide pool area at will. It can breathe air and has been known to survive out of water for up to 24 hours.
Wikipedia: “Ecology and metabolism”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 117533.