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Family: Cottidae Sculpins



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257 species (see list below)

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Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 30.8 cm SL
Triglops scepticus Gilbert, 1896

Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Triglops scepticus
[Spectacled sculpin]

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

North Pacific
Max. Length 9.7 cm SL
Triglops xenostethus Gilbert, 1896

Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.
 
Triglops xenostethus
[Scaly breasted sculpin]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm SL
Vellitor centropomus (Richardson, 1848)

Photo by Suzuki, T.
 
Vellitor centropomus
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm SL
 
Vellitor minutus
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 4.7 cm SL
 
Zesticelus bathybius
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 5.4 cm SL
 
Zesticelus ochotensis
[]

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

North Pacific
Max. Length 6.4 cm TL
Zesticelus profundorum (Gilbert, 1896)

Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.
 
Zesticelus profundorum
[Flabby sculpin]
257 Species of Family Cottidae
(Sculpins)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1896 Triglops scepticus Spectacled sculpin North Pacific 30.8 SL
1896 Triglops xenostethus Scaly breasted sculpin North Pacific 9.7 SL
1848 Vellitor centropomus Northwest Pacific 12 SL
1983 Vellitor minutus Northwest Pacific 9 SL
1878 Zesticelus bathybius Northwest Pacific 4.7 SL
1995 Zesticelus ochotensis Northwest Pacific 5.4 SL
1896 Zesticelus profundorum Flabby sculpin North Pacific 6.4 TL



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