Sailfin Sculpin

Nautichthys oculofasciatus

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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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  1. (c) NOAA Photo Library, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/noaaphotolib/5020497368/
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nautichthys_oculofasciatus

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