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'''''Leiocottus hirundo''''', the '''lavender sculpin''', is a [[species]] of [[Cottidae|sculpin]], a nearshore benthic fish native to the eastern [[Pacific Ocean]]. It is found from southern [[California]], [[USA]] to northern [[Baja California]], [[Mexico]]. It lives |
'''''Leiocottus hirundo''''', the '''lavender sculpin''', is a [[species]] of [[Cottidae|sculpin]], a nearshore benthic fish native to the eastern [[Pacific Ocean]]. It is found from southern [[California]], [[USA]] to northern [[Baja California]], [[Mexico]]. It lives from [[inshore]] waters to a depth of around {{convert|37|m|ft}}. This species grows to a length of {{convert|25|cm|in}} [[fish measurement|TL]]. |
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''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]]''.<ref>Thaddaeus J. Busera, J. Andrés López (2015) [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055790315000627 Molecular phylogenetics of sculpins of the subfamily Oligocottinae (Cottidae)]. ''Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution'' 86, 64–74.</ref> |
''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]]''.<ref>Thaddaeus J. Busera, J. Andrés López (2015) [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055790315000627 Molecular phylogenetics of sculpins of the subfamily Oligocottinae (Cottidae)]. ''Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution'' 86, 64–74.</ref> |
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| Genus: | Leiocottus Girard, 1856
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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, USA 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.
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; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Leiocottus hirundo". 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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