Rhamphocottus richardsonii, the Grunt Sculpin– Image by Adam Harding
This small sculpin ( up to 9cm) is rarely seen or photographed at Race Rocks, but it is probably quite common. It walks on its pectoral fins.
Domain Eukarya
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Sub-Phylum Vertebrata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Scorpaeniformes
Family Rhamphocottidae
Genus Rhamphocottus
Species richardsonii
Common Name: Grunt Sculpin
(Gunther 1874)
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