crested sculpin

Blepsias bilobus

Hemitripterid Fish beneath Western Pacific

Temperate
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
North America
Fusiform
Medium
Temperate fish

Blepsias bilobus, the crested sculpin, is a species of sculpin belonging to the subfamily Hemitripterinae of the family Agonidae. This species is found in the North Pacific Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Hemitripteridae
Genus: Blepsias
Maximum length: 25 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: North Pacific: northern Sea of Japan to the Bering Sea and to northern British Columbia, Canada; more common in the northwestern Pacific.

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