Cottunculus
| Cottunculus | |
|---|---|
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| Cottunculus microps | |
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| Cottunculus thomsonii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Cottoidei |
| Family: | Psychrolutidae |
| Genus: | Cottunculus Collett, 1875 |
| Type species | |
| Cottunculus microps Collett, 1875[1] | |
Cottunculus is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Psychrolutidae. These fishes are found in the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic oceans.
Species
There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Cottunculus granulosus Karrer, 1968 (Fathead)
- Cottunculus microps Collett, 1875 (Polar sculpin)[3]
- Cottunculus nudus J. S. Nelson, 1989 (Bonyskull toadfish)
- Cottunculus spinosus Gilchrist, 1906
- Cottunculus subspinosus Jensen, 1902
- Cottunculus thomsonii (Günther, 1882) (Pallid sculpin)
- Cottunculus tubulosus Byrkjedal & Orlov, 2007
- Synoyms
- Cottunculus sadko Essipov, 1937; valid as C. microps
References
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Psychrolutinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Cottunculus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
- ↑ Byrkjedal, I.; Hadler-Jacobsen, S.; Rees, D. & Orlov, A. (2014). "Molecular and morphological variation in saddled fathead sculpins (Psychrolutidae: Cottunculus) of the north-east Atlantic Ocean, with a synonymy of three species". Journal of Fish Biology. 85 (3): 821–837. Bibcode:2014JFBio..85..821B. doi:10.1111/jfb.12458. PMID 25041434.