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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and flatheads) > Cottidae (Sculpins)
Etymology: Clinocottus: Greek, klinein, kline = sloping and bed, due to the four apophyses of sphenoid bone + Greek, kottos = a kind of fish (Ref. 45335).

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 0 - ? m. Temperate; 60°N - 32°N

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2850)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-17; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 10 - 12. Caudal fin rounded. Lower 8 pectoral rays thickened and 6 or 7 excised.

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Eastern Pacific: Kodiak Island, Alaska to Gaviota, southern California, USA.

A resident intertidal species with homing behavior (Ref. 32612). Commonly found in tide pools and shallow rocky areas, often in strong surf (Ref. 2850). Can leave tide pools if aquatic conditions become inhospitable (Ref. 31184). Sometimes encountered resting on rocks out of water, but usually found under rocks or among seaweeds (Ref. 2850). Breathes air when out of water (Ref. 31184).

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Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983. A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 336 p.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 90363)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Estimates of some properties based on empirical models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805): PD₅₀ = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00849 (-0.18711 - 0.20409), b=3.18330 (3.07109 - 3.29550), based on LWR estimates for species & family-BS (Ref. 93245).

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278): 3.1 ±0.26 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Tmax=5; K=0.24).

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate vulnerability (35 of 100) .

Price category (Ref. 80766): Low.

Clinocottus globiceps (Girard, 1858)