Alex Heyman
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Oligocottus rimensis is one of the rarest and most beautiful species among the so-called " Tlde-Pool- Corallina" (tidal pool bullheads).
The predominant lavender tone mimics the red and calcareous algae that the small bullhead lives with in the deeper tide pools.
This small tidal pool bullhead may also be associated with tidal pool bullheads.
The preopercle has only a single tip and, unlike the other bullheads, the body is covered with scales (actually small spines). These features also cannot be seen without a hand lens.
The color of the fish is dull lavender, on the backare five or six black spots,
on the sides of the body there is an irregular pattern of the same color, which is bordered on the belly side by a reddish-brown band.
On the top of the head there is a reddish-brown spot, from the eyes there are two reddish-brown bands going downwards.
The dorsal, anal and caudal fins are streaked with brown, the throat and underside of the thorax are silvery-white, and the belly is pale greenish.
Nature has given this species an important feature during evolution, the bullhead can leave its tidal pool when water conditions deteriorate, breathing air on its way to a new wet habitat.
Synonyms:
Rusciculus rimensis Greeley, 1899
Stelgidonotus latifrons Gilbert & Thompson, 1905
The predominant lavender tone mimics the red and calcareous algae that the small bullhead lives with in the deeper tide pools.
This small tidal pool bullhead may also be associated with tidal pool bullheads.
The preopercle has only a single tip and, unlike the other bullheads, the body is covered with scales (actually small spines). These features also cannot be seen without a hand lens.
The color of the fish is dull lavender, on the backare five or six black spots,
on the sides of the body there is an irregular pattern of the same color, which is bordered on the belly side by a reddish-brown band.
On the top of the head there is a reddish-brown spot, from the eyes there are two reddish-brown bands going downwards.
The dorsal, anal and caudal fins are streaked with brown, the throat and underside of the thorax are silvery-white, and the belly is pale greenish.
Nature has given this species an important feature during evolution, the bullhead can leave its tidal pool when water conditions deteriorate, breathing air on its way to a new wet habitat.
Synonyms:
Rusciculus rimensis Greeley, 1899
Stelgidonotus latifrons Gilbert & Thompson, 1905
