High cockscomb
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Latin Name: Anoplarchus purpurescens
Geographic Range: Range is from the Bering Sea to southern California
SCUBA Divers Info:
Its rare that I see this little fish, probably because it spends most of it's time under rocks and such. You can tell it from a gunnel because it has no line through the eye and a 'comb' on its forehead (this is not the best photo of the comb).
**B**Beachwalkers Info:
This animal does not inhabit the intertidal zone so you are very unlikely to find it beachwalking or tidepooling.
Fish Copyright © 1996 Kerry L. Werry