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Fluffy Sculpin
Oligocottus snyderi
28 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
Tidepool SculpinOligocottus maculosus
Woolly SculpinClinocottus analis
Sharpnose SculpinClinocottus acuticeps
CabezonScorpaenichthys marmoratus
Saddleback SculpinOligocottus rimensis
Calico SculpinClinocottus embryum
Rosy SculpinOligocottus rubellio
Mosshead SculpinClinocottus globiceps
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,647 |
|---|---|
| California | 1,380 |
| Canada | 250 |
| British Columbia | 250 |
| Oregon | 153 |
| Washington | 114 |
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 | Perches, Scorpionfishes, Sticklebacks, and Allies · Perciformes |
| Family | Fathead Sculpins · Psychrolutidae |
| Genus | Tidepool Johnnies · Oligocottus |
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 Fluffy Sculpin with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.