Leiocottus hirundo
Leiocottus hirundo, the lavender sculpin, is a species of sculpin, a nearshore benthic fish native to the eastern Pacific Ocean. It is found from southern California, United States to northern Baja California, Mexico. It lives from inshore waters to a depth of around 37 metres (121 ft). This species grows to a length of 25 centimetres (9.8 in) TL.
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| Genus: | Leiocottus Girard, 1856 |
| Species: | L. hirundo |
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| Leiocottus hirundo Girard, 1856 | |
Leiocottus hirundo is the only member of its genus. However, phylogenetically it falls within the diversity of the genus Clinocottus. It is a sister taxon to Clinocottus analis.[1]
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Leiocottus hirundo" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
- Thaddaeus J. Busera, J. Andrés López (2015) Molecular phylogenetics of sculpins of the subfamily Oligocottinae (Cottidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 86, 64–74.
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