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Sculpins are a family, the Cottidae of fish that belong to the Order Scorpaeniformes. There are about 300 species in 70 genera that are mostly marine and found in shallow coastal waters in the northern and arctic regions.1
Freshwater representatives of this family are few and include the Spoonhead Sculpin (Cottus ricei) of North America, the Alpine Bullhead (Cottus poecilopus), Bullhead (Cottus gobio),and the Fourhorned sculpin (Myoxocephalus quadricornis). The latter is also found in brackish water e.g. the Baltic.
Most cottids are small fish, under 10 centimetres (3.9 in) in length, although some, such as the cabezon, are much larger, up to 72 centimetres (28 in) in length.1
Genera
- Alcichthys Jordan and Starks, 1904
- Andriashevicottus Fedorov, 1990
- Antipodocottus Bolin, 1952
- Archistes Jordan and Gilbert in Jordan and Evermann, 1898
- Argyrocottus Herzenstein, 1892
- Artediellichthys Taranetz, 1941
- Artediellina Taranetz, 1937
- Artedielloides Soldatov, 1922
- Artediellus Jordan, 1885 - hookear sculpins
- Artedius Girard, 1856
- Ascelichthys Jordan and Gilbert, 1880
- Asemichthys Gilbert, 1912
- Astrocottus Bolin, 1936
- Atopocottus Bolin, 1936
- Batrachocottus Berg, 1903
- Bero Jordan and Starks, 1904
- Bolinia Yabe, 1991
- Chitonotus Lockington, 1879
- Clinocottus Gill, 1861 - sharpnose sculpins
- Cottiusculus Schmidt in Jordan and Starks, 1904
- Cottocomephorus Pellegrin, 1900
- Cottus Linnaeus, 1758 - freshwater sculpins, Miller's thumbs
- Daruma Jordan and Starks, 1904
- Enophrys Swainson, 1839 - stone sculpins
- Furcina Jordan and Starks, 1904
- Gymnocanthus Swainson, 1839
- Hemilepidotus Cuvier, 1829
- Icelinus Jordan, 1885
- Icelus Krøyer, 1845
- Jordania Starks, 1895
- Leiocottus Girard, 1856
- Leocottus Taliev, 1955
- Lepidobero Qin and Jin, 1992
- Leptocottus Girard, 1854 - Pacific staghorn sculpins
- Megalocottus Gill, 1861
- Melletes Bean, 1880
- Mesocottus Gratzianov, 1907
- Micrenophrys Andriashev, 1954
- Microcottus Schmidt, 1940
- Myoxocephalus Tilesius, 1811 - daddy sculpins, fourhorn sculpins, great sculpins, shorthorn sculpins, Father Lasher.
- Ocynectes Jordan and Starks, 1904
- Oligocottus Girard, 1856 - tidepool johnnies
- Orthonopias Starks and Mann, 1911
- Paracottus Taliev in Berg, 1949
- Paricelinus Eigenmann and Eigenmann, 1889
- Phallocottus Schultz, 1938
- Phasmatocottus Bolin, 1936
- Porocottus Gill, 1859 - fringed sculpins
- Pseudoblennius Temminck and Schlegel, 1850
- Radulinopsis Soldatov and Lindberg, 1930
- Radulinus Gilbert, 1890
- Rastrinus Jordan and Evermann, 1896
- Ricuzenius Jordan and Starks, 1904
- Ruscarius Jordan and Starks, 1895
- Scorpaenichthys Girard, 1854 - gabezones
- Sigmistes Rutter in Jordan and Evermann, 1898
- Stelgistrum Jordan and Gilbert in Jordan and Evermann, 1898
- Stlegicottus Bolin, 1936
- Stlengis Jordan and Starks, 1904
- Synchirus Bean, 1890
- Taurocottus Soldatov and Pavlenko, 1915
- Taurulus Gratzianov, 1907
- Thyriscus Gilbert and Burke, 1912
- Trachidermus Heckel, 1837
- Trichocottus Soldatov and Pavlenko, 1915
- Triglops Reinhardt, 1830
- Vellitor Jordan and Starks, 1904
- Zesticelus Jordan and Evermann, 1896
References
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N. (1998). in Paxton, J.R. & Eschmeyer, W.N.: Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press, 178-179. ISBN 0-12-547665-5.
- "Cottidae". FishBase. Ed. Rainer Froese and Daniel Pauly. February 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
- Cottidate (TSN 167196). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 31 March 2006.
