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Cottidae

40 species · Animals

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Animalia › Chordata › › Scorpaeniformes › Cottidae

Artedius lateralis (Girard, 1854)

Artedius lateralis, the smoothhead sculpin, is a northern Pacific marine sculpin named for its scaleless head.

Artedius corallinus (Hubbs, 1926)

Artedius corallinus, the coralline sculpin, is a small fish found in rocky eastern Pacific nearshore habitats.

Ascelichthys rhodorus Jordan & Gilbert, 1880

Ascelichthys rhodorus, the rosylip sculpin, is an intertidal sculpin found along the Pacific coast of North America.

Chitonotus pugetensis (Steindachner, 1876)

Chitonotus pugetensis, the roughback sculpin, is a small demersal sculpin native to the eastern Pacific coast of North America.

Clinocottus globiceps (Girard, 1858)

Clinocottus globiceps is a small intertidal sculpin found along the Pacific coast of North America, showing homing behavior.

Clinocottus acuticeps (Gilbert, 1896)

Clinocottus acuticeps is a small marine sculpin found along the North American Pacific coast from the Bering Sea to central California.

Clinocottus analis (Girard, 1858)

Clinocottus analis is an intertidal fish that can breathe air and survive out of water for up to 24 hours.

Clinocottus recalvus (Greeley, 1899)

The bald sculpin, Clinocottus recalvus, is a small fish found in eastern Pacific tidal pools and shallow rocky areas from Oregon to Baja California Sur.

Clinocottus embryum (Jordan & Starks, 1895)

Clinocottus embryum is a small demersal sculpin found in intertidal rocky areas of the eastern North Pacific.

Enophrys bison (Girard, 1854)

Enophrys bison, the buffalo sculpin, is a camouflaged fish from the Eastern Pacific that lives in reef habitats.

Orthonopias triacis Starks & Mann, 1911

Orthonopias triacis, the snubnose sculpin, is a small fish with distinct color patterning and a maximum length of 10 cm.

Synchirus gilli Bean, 1890

Synchirus gilli, the manacled sculpin, is the only member of its genus of marine Cottidae sculpins, ranging from Alaska to southern California.

Taurulus bubalis (Euphrasen, 1786)

Taurulus bubalis, the longspined bullhead, is a small scalep less fish that resembles the shorthorn sculpin with distinct spines and coloration.

Asemichthys taylori Gilbert, 1912

Asemichthys taylori, the spinynose sculpin, is the only species in genus Asemichthys, a marine sculpin found in the northeastern Pacific.

Scorpaenichthys marmoratus (Ayres, 1854)

Scorpaenichthys marmoratus, the cabezon, is the largest scaleless sculpin found in the northeast Pacific Ocean, with distinct traits and life history.

Jordania zonope Starks, 1895

Jordania zonope, the longfin sculpin, is a small demersal fish found in the eastern North Pacific rocky kelp habitats.

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Sebastidae 31 species Scorpaenidae 29 species Platycephalidae 9 species Triglidae 9 species Agonidae 4 species Hexagrammidae 4 species Synanceiidae 4 species Tetrarogidae 4 species

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