Description

Dorsal spines (total): 8 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16 - 19; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 13 - 15. Caudal fin barely rounded.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Cottoidei

Family: Cottidae

Genus: Oligocottus

Species: Oligocottus rimensis (Greeley, 1899)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Intertidal (Ref. 31184). Occurs in rocky areas and in kelp beds (Ref. 2850). Usually caught from lower tide pools (farthest from shore) (Ref. 2850). Can leave tide pools when aquatic conditions become inhospitable (Ref. 31184). Breathes air when out of water (Ref. 31184).

Habitat

demersal