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Plainfin Midshipman
Porichthys notatus
27 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Pacific Staghorn SculpinLeptocottus armatus
Specklefin MidshipmanPorichthys myriaster
CabezonScorpaenichthys marmoratus
Buffalo SculpinEnophrys bison
Great SculpinMyoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus
LingcodOphiodon elongatus
Monkey-faced PricklebackCebidichthys violaceus
Northern ClingfishGobiesox maeandricus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Canada | 4,480 |
|---|---|
| British Columbia | 4,480 |
| United States | 3,388 |
| California | 2,613 |
| Washington | 766 |
| Oregon | 9 |
| Mexico | 6 |
| Sonora | 3 |
| Baja California | 1 |
| Baja California Sur | 1 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Ray-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii |
| Order | Toadfishes · Batrachoidiformes |
| Family | Toadfishes · Batrachoididae |
| Genus | Midshipmen · Porichthys |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Plainfin Midshipman with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.