Lavender sculpin
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| Genus: | Leiocottus Girard, 1856
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| Species: | L. hirundo
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| Leiocottus hirundo Girard, 1856
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Leiocottus hirundo, the Lavender sculpin, is a species of sculpin native to the eastern Pacific Ocean from southern California, USA to northern Baja California, Mexico. It can be found from inshore to a depth of around 37 metres (121 ft). This species grows to a length of 25 centimetres (9.8 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Leiocottus hirundo". FishBase. December 2012 version.
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