Cottunculus

Cottunculus is a genus of fatheads found in the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic oceans.

Cottunculus
Cottunculus microps
Cottunculus thomsonii
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Cottunculus

Collett, 1875

Species

There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Cottunculus granulosus Karrer, 1968 (Fathead)
  • Cottunculus microps Collett, 1875 (Polar sculpin)[2]
  • Cottunculus nudus J. S. Nelson, 1989 (Bonyskull toadfish)
  • Cottunculus spinosus Gilchrist, 1906
  • Cottunculus thomsonii (Günther, 1882) (Pallid sculpin)
  • Cottunculus tubulosus Byrkjedal & Orlov, 2007

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Species of Cottunculus in FishBase. August 2016 version.
  2. 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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