Kingdom Animalia Family Cottidae Rank Species | Class Actinopterygii Phylum Chordata Order Scorpaeniformes | |
Genus Ascelichthys
D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1880 Similar Clinocottus, Clinocottus globiceps, Artedius fenestralis, Icelinus, Artedius |
Ascelichthys rhodorus, the Rosylip sculpin, is a species of sculpin native to the eastern Pacific Ocean from Alaska to central California where it is an inhabitant of tidepools and other intertidal environments. This species grows to a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.
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