Summary ⁴

The tidepool sculpin (Oligocottus maculosus) is a fish species in the sculpin family Cottidae that ranges from the Sea of Okhotsk to Los Angeles County, California. Individuals reach up to 8 cm (3 in) in length and are common in tidepools.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Robin Gwen Agarwal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Robin Gwen Agarwal
2. (c) brewbooks, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tidepool_Sculpin_-_Flickr_-_brewbooks.jpg
3. USFWS - Pacific Region, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tidepool_sculpin1_Peter_Pearsall_U.S._Fish_and_Wildlife_Service.jpg
4. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligocottus_maculosus

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