Mosshead Sculpin
Clinocottus globiceps
- Group: Other
- Max size: 19 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
A blunt headed sculpin of tide pools and surf battered rocks, it can breathe air and will crawl out of a pool that turns foul to find a better one. It homes back to familiar ground and reaches about nineteen centimetres.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Perciformes › Cottidae › Clinocottus
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 280221.
FAQ
- Is the Mosshead Sculpin dangerous to divers?
- The Mosshead Sculpin is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Mosshead Sculpin get?
- The Mosshead Sculpin grows to about 19 cm.