saddleback sculpin
Oligocottus rimensis (Greeley, 1899)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Saddleback Sculpin (Oligocottus rimensis). Species of fish.
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Open encyclopedia reference
The saddleback sculpin (Oligocottus rimensis) is a species of fish in the sculpin family Cottidae. It is known to inhabit the North American shore of the Pacific Ocean. It is a very understudied fish with limited knowledge of behavioral patterns, lifecycle and reproduction.
Wikipedia contributors, Saddleback sculpin; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:32:14.338877+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Oligocottus rimensis (Greeley, 1899)
- Name authority
- (Greeley, 1899)
- Common name
- saddleback sculpin
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Cottidae
- Genus
- Oligocottus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderPerciformes
- suborderCottoidei
- familyCottidae Bonaparte, 1831
- genusOligocottus Girard, 1856
- speciesOligocottus rimensis (Greeley, 1899)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Oligocottus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| tidepool sculpinOligocottus maculosus Girard, 1856 | CottidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| rosy sculpinOligocottus rubellio (Greeley, 1899) | CottidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| fluffy sculpinOligocottus snyderi Greeley, 1898 | CottidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Rusciculus rimensis Greeley, 1899 Greeley, 1899 | synonym |
| Stelgidonotus latifrons Gilbert & Thompson, 1905 Gilbert & Thompson, 1905 | synonym |
| Oligocottus latifrons (Gilbert & Thompson, 1905) (Gilbert & Thompson, 1905) | synonym |
| Stelgidinotus latifrons Gilbert & Thompson, 1905 Gilbert & Thompson, 1905 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=281873 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:495YK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.