Description

Dorsal spines (total): 7 - 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17 - 20; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 15. Caudal fin rounded.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Cottoidei

Family: Cottidae

Genus: Oligocottus

Species: Oligocottus snyderi Greeley, 1898

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

A resident intertidal species with homing behavior (Ref. 32612) found in shallow rocky areas (Ref. 2850). Commonly found in tide pools, often in algae (Ref. 2850). Can leave tide pools when aquatic conditions become inhospitable (Ref. 31184). Breathes air when out of water (Ref. 31184).

Habitat

demersal