The thornback sculpin (Paricelinus hopliticus) is a species of sculpin native to the eastern Pacific Ocean from northern British Columbia, Canada to southern California, United States. It can be found from near the shore to 183 metres (600 ft) deep. This species grows to a length of 20 centimetres (7.9 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]

Thornback sculpin
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Jordaniidae
Genus: Paricelinus
C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889
Species:
P. hopliticus
Binomial name
Paricelinus hopliticus
C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889
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Genus

Species

  • Paricelinus thoburni Gilbert, 1896

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Paricelinus hopliticus". FishBase. December 2012 version.