Scientific Name
Oligocottus snyderi

Common Name
Fluffy sculpin

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 7 - 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17-20; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 15. Caudal fin rounded.

Classification

Classified By

Greeley, 1898

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Sculpins (Cottidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Pacific

Distribution

Eastern Pacific: Sitka, southeastern Alaska to Rio Socorro, northern Baja California, Mexico.

Range

59°N -

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 0 - ? m

Trophic Level

3.11 s.e. 0.39 Based on diet studies.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

8.9 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5312 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (15 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tm=0.75; tmax=3)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated