Pacific staghorn sculpin

Staghorn sculpins are slender fish, with a grayish olive above, pale creamy yellow sides, and a white belly.

The Pacific staghorn sculpin lives in the demersal, amphidromous, brackish, marine, depth range 0 - 156 m environment.

The Pacific staghorn sculpin, Leptocottus armatus, is a common sculpin (Cottidae) found in shallow coastal waters along the Pacific coast from Alaska to Baja California. More

Pacific staghorn sculpin, at Corona del Mar, CA on 22 May 2007. Photo by Jonathan S. Klenk, PADI IDCS 179360. Pacific staghorn sculpin, at Corona del Mar, CA on 22 May 2007. Photo by Jonathan S. Klenk, PADI IDCS 179360. More

The Pacific staghorn sculpin is a demersal species, which occupies a relatively high trophic level, feeding mostly on crabs, shrimps and amphipods, but also on larval, juvenile and adult fishes, as well as polychaete worms, mollusks and other invertebrates. More

Pacific Staghorn Sculpin feed on invertebrates and amphipods. More

Cabezon, Pacific Staghorn Sculpin, Staghorn Sculpin Common Names in Mandarin Chinese: 太平洋鹿角杜父魚, 太平洋鹿角杜父魚, 太平洋鹿角杜父鱼 Common Names in Polish: Glowacz Zbrojny Common Names in Salish: Skwen'axw, Sxwan'eh Common Names More

Common names

Cabezon in English
charrasco de astas in Spanish (español)
Glowacz zbrojny in Polish (polski)
Pacific staghorn sculpin in English
Pacific staghorn sculpin in Unknown
Skwen'axw in Salish
Skwen'axw in Unknown
Staghorn sculpin in English
Sxwan'eh in Salish
Sxwan'eh in Unknown
太平洋鹿角杜父魚 in Mandarin Chinese
太平洋鹿角杜父魚 in Unknown
太平洋鹿角杜父鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
太平洋鹿角杜父鱼 in Unknown

Order : Scorpaeniformes
Family : Cottidae
Genus : Leptocottus
Species : Leptocottus armatus
Authority : Girard, 1854