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Family: Cottidae Sculpins



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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Pseudoblennius marmoratus Northwest Pacific 11 SL 1884
Pseudoblennius percoides Sunrise Northwest Pacific 18 SL 1861
Pseudoblennius totomius Northwest Pacific 5.7 SL 1904
Pseudoblennius zonostigma Northwest Pacific 12 SL 1904
Radulinopsis derjavini Northwest Pacific 7 TL 1930
Radulinopsis taranetzi Northwest Pacific 6.0 SL 2001
Radulinus asprellus Slim sculpin Eastern Pacific 15 TL 1890
Radulinus boleoides Darter sculpin Eastern Pacific 14 TL 1898
Radulinus vinculus Smoothgum sculpin Eastern Central Pacific 6.4 TL 1950
Rastrinus scutiger Northeast Pacific 16 TL 1890
Ricuzenius nudithorax Northwest Pacific 1936
Ricuzenius pinetorum Northwest Pacific 6 SL 1904
Ruscarius creaseri Roughcheek sculpin Eastern Central Pacific 7.6 TL 1926
Ruscarius meanyi Puget Sound sculpin Eastern Pacific 5.9 TL 1895
Sigmistes caulias Kelp sculpin North Pacific 1898
Sigmistes smithi Arched sculpin Northwest Pacific 4.3 SL 1938
Stelgistrum beringianum North Pacific 1912
Stelgistrum concinnum Largeplate sculpin Pacific Ocean 5.1 SL 1935
Stelgistrum stejnegeri Northwest Pacific 9 TL 1898
Stlengis distoechus Northwest Pacific 1936
Stlengis misakia Northwest Pacific 8 SL 1904
Stlengis osensis Northwest Pacific 4 SL 1904
Synchirus gilli Manacled sculpin Eastern Pacific 7 TL 1890
Taurocottus bergii Northwest Pacific 20 SL 1915
Taurulus bubalis Longspined bullhead Eastern Atlantic 25 SL 1786
Thyriscus anoplus North Pacific 14.5 TL 1912
Trachidermus fasciatus Roughskin sculpin Asia 14 NG 1837
Trichocottus brashnikovi Hairhead sculpin Northwest Pacific 22.5 TL 1915
Triglops dorothy Dorothy's sculpin Northwest Pacific 15.5 SL 2006
Triglops forficatus Scissortail sculpin North Pacific 28 FL 1896
Triglops jordani Jordan's sculpin Northwest Pacific 16.8 SL 1904
Triglops macellus Roughspine sculpin Eastern Pacific 26.4 SL 1884
Triglops metopias Alaskan sculpin North Pacific 16.7 SL 1912
Triglops murrayi Moustache sculpin North Atlantic 20 SL 1888
Triglops nybelini Bigeye sculpin North Atlantic 20 NG 1944
Triglops pingelii Ribbed sculpin Arctic 20.2 SL 1837
Triglops scepticus Spectacled sculpin North Pacific 30.8 SL 1896
Triglops xenostethus Scaly breasted sculpin North Pacific 9.7 SL 1896
Vellitor centropomus Northwest Pacific 12 SL 1848
Vellitor minutus Northwest Pacific 9 SL 1983
Zesticelus bathybius Northwest Pacific 4.7 SL 1878
Zesticelus ochotensis Northwest Pacific 5.4 SL 1995
Zesticelus profundorum Flabby sculpin North Pacific 6.4 TL 1896



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