Species

Nautichthys oculofasciatus (Sailfin sculpin)

Nautichthys oculofasciatus. Photo: (c) Sara Thiebaud, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

The sailfin sculpin (Nautichthys oculofasciatus, lit. “eye-banded sailor fish”) is a species of scorpaeniform marine fish in the sea raven family Hemitripteridae, native to the eastern Pacific Ocean from St. Lawrence Island, Alaska to San Miguel Island off southern California. Named for its elongated, sail-like first dorsal fin, the sailfin sculpin is a popular subject of public aquaria; it is of no interest to commercial fishery.

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Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
    - Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
      - Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
        Order: Perciformes (Perch-like fishes)
        Suborder: Cottoidei (Sculpins and allies)
        Family: Agonidae (Poachers)
        Subfamily: Hemitripterinae (Sea ravens)
        Genus: Nautichthys
        Species: Nautichthys oculofasciatus (Sailfin sculpin)

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