bald sculpin

Clinocottus recalvus

Classification

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cottidae

The bald sculpin (Clinocottus recalvus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. It is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Taxonomy The bald sculpin was first formally described as Blennicottus recalvus in 1899 by the American ichthyologist Arthur White Greeley, with its type locality given as Pacific Grove, California.

Distribution

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bald sculpin

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