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of the males is shaped like a long, thin cone and the front rays of the males' anal fins are modified. These sculpins are small fishes, with the largest being the rosy sculpin with a maximum published
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sculpins are found in the North
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345:Oligocottus maculosus
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280:Oligocottus maculosus
169:Oligocottus maculosus
374:Oligocottus rubellio
369:– Saddleback sculpin
359:Oligocottus rimensis
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319:prefixes
312:Etymology
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298:Cottinae
267:Taxonomy
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