Genus

Oligocottus

1 species

Oligocottus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. These sculpins are found in the northern and eastern Pacific Ocean.

Oligocottus sculpins are found in the North Pacific, they are found off the along the Pacific coasts of North America from Alaska to Baja California. The tidepool sculpin has been reported from the Sea of Okhotsk and the Bering Sea but records west of the Gulf of Alaska are considered doubtful. They are found in the intertidal and subtidal zones and have the ability to breathe air.

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Oligocottus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. These sculpins are found in the northern and eastern Pacific Ocean.

Oligocottus sculpins are found in the North Pacific, they are found off the along the Pacific coasts of North America from Alaska to Baja California. The tidepool sculpin has been reported from the Sea of Okhotsk and the Bering Sea but records west of the Gulf of Alaska are considered doubtful. They are found in the intertidal and subtidal zones and have the ability to breathe air.

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