Dasycottus setiger | |
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Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Psychrolutidae |
Genus: |
Dasycottus T. H. Bean, 1890 |
Species: | D. setiger |
Binomial name | |
Dasycottus setiger T. H. Bean, 1890 |
Dasycottus setiger, the spinyhead sculpin, is a species of fathead native to the northern Pacific Ocean. This species grows to a length of 45 centimetres (18 in) SL and is popular as a game fish. This species is the only known member of its genus.