It is a very understudied fish with limited knowledge of behavioral patterns, lifecycle and reproduction.

The saddleback sculpin was originally described by Arthur White Greeley as Rusciculus Rimensis,[5] and later classified as Stelgidonotus latifrons by Gilbert and Thompson in 1905[9].

The subfamily Oligocottinae was introduced in 1926 using morphological similarities between the Oligocottus type as well as several additional characteristics.

Originally, these members of Oligocottinae were split into two tribes which now make up the two modern day genus of Clinocottus and Oligocottus.

They have five to six gill rakers and the body is covered in papillae [4] with larger scales running laterally, usually in front of the pores.

The head has a black spot on top and a broken band, sometimes branching down running laterally along the body [5].

The saddleback sculpin is distributed along the west coast of North America from the sub tropics of Guerra Negro in Mexico [7] up to the temperate seas off Alaska [6].

It is indicated that they follow a seasonal migration occurring in much higher densities in the intertidal zone during the months of November to February.

Although they follow a set diet, the Saddleback Ssculpin's feeding habits change as they develop.

This ability gives it a distinct advantage over competing species and allows better protection to its numerous predators.

Tidepool selection and homing behaviour of the bald sculpin, Clinocottus recalvus, on the central  California coast, with notes on other intertidal fish species.

Testing the link between habitat, morphology, and reproduction in the intertidal sculpin subfamily Oligocottinae (Pisces: Cottoidea).

The following notes are based on collections made at various locali-ties in Puget Sound during the summer of 1903 by.