mosshead warbonnet

Chirolophis nugator

Stichaeid Fish of Eastern Pacific

Temperate
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
North America
Elongated
Medium
Temperate fish

Chirolophis nugator, commonly known as the mosshead warbonnet, is a species of fish in the genus Chirolophis in the family Stichaeidae. It was scientifically described by Jordan and Williams in 1895. It is distributed across the western Pacific Ocean from Alaska's Aleutian Islands to California's San Miguel Island.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Stichaeidae
Genus: Chirolophis
Maximum length: 15 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Aleutian Islands, Alaska to San Miguel Island, southern California, USA.

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