Manacled Sculpin
Synchirus gilli
- Group: Other
- Max size: 7 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
This little sculpin lives among kelp, in tide pools and quiet bays, gripping fronds and pilings with its pectoral and pelvic fins. Once thought rare, it turns up in good numbers in some kelp beds, where it picks off small crustaceans. It grows to about seven centimetres.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Perciformes › Cottidae › Synchirus
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 282921.
FAQ
- Is the Manacled Sculpin dangerous to divers?
- The Manacled Sculpin is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Manacled Sculpin get?
- The Manacled Sculpin grows to about 7 cm.