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HELPING SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DIVERS DO WHAT THEY DO BEST; DIVE
Contributed on July 1, 2002
Updated: May 7, 2004
We hope to introduce the divers of Southern California to research now occurring off of the Southern California coast. If you know of any worthy research now occurring, or that has happened in the past, drop us a line at info@calcoastdivers.com to post on our site and create a link to your web site! Thanks for checking us out!
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FAMILY COTTIDAE
Common
Name: Spotfin Sculpin
Genus
and Species: Icelinus tenuis
Distinctive
Features:
Distribution:
Found in California.
Behavior:
These fish will remain stationary when approached by divers. In poor
visibility an unwary diver may mistakenly place their hand on the dorsal fin of
this fish and experience a VERY unwelcome pain in their hand!
Habitat:
These fish can be found along rocky bottoms within the kelp forest. Their
depth range is very large with sightings from as shallow as 15 feet to depths
beyond the recreational diving limits. On beach dives look for them
between 15 and 60 feet of water. Off of the coast these fish are more
common between 35 to 75 feet of water.
Fun
Facts: Still looking for information.
Permits
and Regulations: Looking for information.
Development of these pages is currently ongoing. If you have any tips or ideas on how to make this page a better resource please contact us! We look forward to hearing from you and seeing you out in the water! Over the next month we will unveil more specimens, with more information on life cycles, interactions, as well as links which will provide you with information on where and why you can expect to see certain species in certain areas. If you have any questions or comments please address them to info@calcoastdivers.com and one of our friendly staff will respond to your inquiry within 24 hours. We sincerely hope these pages will be of some benefit to you as you browse through our pages.
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