Synchirus gilli Bean, 1890 is a animal in the Cottidae family, order Scorpaeniformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Synchirus gilli Bean, 1890
Synchirus gilli, the manacled sculpin, is the only member of its genus of marine Cottidae sculpins, ranging from Alaska to southern California.
The manacled sculpin, scientifically named Synchirus gilli, is a species of marine ray-finned fish that belongs to Cottidae, the family of typical sculpins. This species can be found in the eastern Pacific Ocean, occurring along the coastline from Alaska to southern California. It reaches a maximum total length of 7 centimetres, which equals 2.8 inches. Synchirus gilli is the only known member of its genus.
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Cottus perifretum Freyhof, Kottelat & Nolte, 2005
Cottus cognatus Richardson, 1836
Oligocottus rimensis (Greeley, 1899)
Orthonopias triacis Starks & Mann, 1911
Myoxocephalus aenaeus (Mitchill, 1814)
Artedius lateralis (Girard, 1854)
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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