Cottunculus
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.
| Cottunculus | |
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| Cottunculus microps | |
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| Cottunculus thomsonii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Psychrolutidae |
| Genus: | Cottunculus Collett, 1875 |
| Type species | |
| Cottunculus microps Collett, 1875[1] | |
Species
There are currently 6 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 sadko Essipov, 1937
- Cottunculus spinosus Gilchrist, 1906
- Cottunculus thomsonii (Günther, 1882) (Pallid sculpin)
- Cottunculus tubulosus Byrkjedal & Orlov, 2007
References
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Psychrolutinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Species of Cottunculus in FishBase. August 2016 version.
- 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.
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