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Cabezon
Groundfish
Cabezon (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus)
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Description

Scaleless. Brown, reddish, or greenish above, whitish or greenish below. Upper preopercular spine stout, slightly curved. A large branched cirrus above eye. A triangular flap of skin on snout. 5 soft rays in pelvic fin.

Size

To 99 cm. (39 in.).

Range/Habitat

Alaska to central Baja.

Depth

Intertidal and to 40 fm.

Remarks

A sculpin commonly caught by sport fishermen.

Other common names

Credits

Picture: ODFW.Text: Peterson Field Guide to Pacific Coast Fishes.


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