Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Cottoidei
Family: Cottidae Sculpins

Genus: Leiocottus

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Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Leiocottus hirundo Girard, 1856

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Leiocottus hirundo
[Lavender sculpin]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Leiocottus hirundo Lavender sculpin Eastern Central Pacific 25 TL 1856



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