Sailfin Sculpin 2

Babies of Sailfin Sculpin
Nautichthys oculofasiatus (Girard)

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9 mm size of a Sailfin Sculpin
Top, dorsal view; Middle, lateral view;
Bottom, ventral view.

11 mm size of a Sailfin Sculpin
Top, dorsal view; Middle, lateral view;
Bottom, ventral view.

DATA ABOUT SPECIMENS ABOVE

Specimens above caught: 28 February, 1972
Collection Site: Trevor Channel, Deer Island Group, Barkley Sound, Pacific Ocean, British Columbia, Canada.
Collection Depth: Daylight, near-surface depths, along islands in 30 m depths.
Collection Method: Ten-minute tows of a conical, fine-mesh townet.
Collector: John Dobrocky, Dobrocky Seatech, Ltd., Victoria, B.C.
Illustrations above: Copyright, 2000, Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.