Ascelichthys rhodorus

Ascelichthys rhodorus
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cottidae
Genus: Ascelichthys
Species: A. rhodorus
Binomial name
Ascelichthys rhodorus

Ascelichthys rhodorus, the rosylip sculpin, is a species of sculpin native to the eastern Pacific Ocean from Alaska to central California where it is an inhabitant of tidepools and other intertidal environments. This species grows to a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.

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