Woolly sculpin
📖 Overview
Facultative air-breathing ; A resident intertidal species with homing behavior . Often among intertidal algae. May leave tide pools if aquatic conditions become inhospitable . Breathes air when out of water .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Woolly sculpin is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
They are non-migratory species. They can camouflage themselves due to their subtle changes in body color. Their mottled specks are green, greenish-black, greenish-brown and reddish covering their body as well as their fins. The fins are also colored according to their body color patterned with light thin bands.
🦐 Diet
The diet of this species includes mainly crustaceans, especially amphipods, as well as fish eggs and larvae, polychaetes, and molluscs. Most of its food items are light-colored or clear, suggesting that these are easiest for the fish to see against the dark background of its habitat.
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 0 - 18 m . Subtropical Central Pacific: Cape Mendocino in northern California, USA to central Baja California, Mexico.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | woolly sculpin · Wooly Sculpin |
| 🌍CES | vranka chaluhová |
| 🇩🇪German | Wollige Groppe |
| 🇫🇷French | Chabot laineux |
| 🇵🇱Polish | Klinokotka Włochatka |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | charrasco lanudo |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oligocottus analis | Girard | 1858 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 11 records indexed .
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