Staghorn Sculpin (Leptocottus armatus) (IMAGE)

California Polytechnic State University

Staghorn Sculpin (Leptocottus armatus)

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The staghorn sculpin is one of the muddy-seafloor-loving flatfish species that has increased in Morro Bay following a loss of seagrass habitat. Seagrass-specialist fish species have decreased.

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Iliana Arroyos

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