Icelinus quadriseriatus (Lockington, 1880)
Yellowchin sculpin
photo by Love, M.

Family:  Cottidae (Sculpins)
Max. size:  8.9 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 6 - 201 m
Distribution:  Eastern Central Pacific: off Sonoma County in central California, USA to southern Baja California, Mexico.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Occurs on soft bottom. Neither anterolateral glandular groove nor venom gland is present (Ref. 57406).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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