Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cottidae Sculpins

Genus: Triglops

(See list of species below)

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10 species (see list below)

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Photo by Pietsch, T.W.

Triglops dorothy
[Dorothy's sculpin]

Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.

Triglops forficatus
[Scissortail sculpin]

No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 16.8 cm SL

Triglops jordani
[Jordan's sculpin]

Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.

Triglops macellus
[Roughspine sculpin]

No picture found
North Pacific
Max. Length 16.7 cm SL

Triglops metopias
[Alaskan sculpin]

Photo by Svensen, R.

Triglops murrayi
[Moustache sculpin]

Photo by Armesto, A.

Triglops nybelini
[Bigeye sculpin]

Photo by Svensen, E.

Triglops pingelii
[Ribbed sculpin]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Triglops scepticus
[Spectacled sculpin]

Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.

Triglops xenostethus
[Scaly breasted sculpin]

10 Species of Family Cottidae with Genus Triglops
(Sculpins)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
2006	Triglops dorothy	Dorothy's sculpin	Northwest Pacific	15.5 SL
1896	Triglops forficatus	Scissortail sculpin	North Pacific	27.5 SL
1904	Triglops jordani	Jordan's sculpin	Northwest Pacific	16.8 SL
1884	Triglops macellus	Roughspine sculpin	Eastern Pacific	26.4 SL
1912	Triglops metopias	Alaskan sculpin	North Pacific	16.7 SL
1888	Triglops murrayi	Moustache sculpin	North Atlantic	20 SL
1944	Triglops nybelini	Bigeye sculpin	North Atlantic	20 NG
1837	Triglops pingelii	Ribbed sculpin	Arctic	20.2 SL
1896	Triglops scepticus	Spectacled sculpin	North Pacific	30.8 SL
1896	Triglops xenostethus	Scaly breasted sculpin	North Pacific	9.7 SL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: ScorpaeniformesFamily: Cottidae SculpinsGenus: Triglops(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cottidae Sculpins

Genus: Triglops

(See list of species below)