Artedius corallinus, the coralline sculpin, is a species of intertidal[2] sculpin in the family Cottidae.[3] The species is native to the West Coast of the United States and the northern part of the Baja California Peninsula.[4]
Artedius corallinus | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Cottidae |
Genus: | Artedius |
Species: | A. corallinus |
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Artedius corallinus (C. L. Hubbs, 1926)[1] | |
Common from about Cape Mendocino, northern California to central Baja California. Length to 14 cm (5.5 in) TL. Depth: lower intertidal to 70 m (230 ft). Dark gray to brown above; purplish-red mottling on head and back. [5]
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