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Encyclopedia > Sculpin
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Sculpin
Longhorn Sculpin
Longhorn Sculpin
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Suborder: Cottoidei
Superfamily: Cottoidea
Genera

Alcichthys
Andriashevicottus
Antipodocottus
Archaulus
Argyrocottus
Artedielloides
Artediellus
Artedius
Ascelichthys
Asemichthys
Astrocottus
Bero
Bolinia
Chitonotus
Clinocottus
Cottiusculus
Cottus
Daruma
Enophrys
Furcina
Gymnocanthus
Hemilepidotus
Icelinus
Icelus
Jordania
Leiocottus
Leptocottus
Megalocottus
Mesocottus
Micrenophrys
Microcottus
Myoxocephalus
Ocynectes
Oligocottus
Orthonopias
Paricelinus
Phallocottus
Phasmatocottus
Porocottus
Pseudoblennius
Radulinopsis
Radulinus
Ricuzenius
Ruscarius
Scorpaenichthys
Sigmistes
Stelgistrum
Stlegicottus
Stlengis
Synchirus
Taurocottus
Taurulus
Thyriscus
Trachidermus
Triglops
Triglopsis
Vellitor
Zesticelus Longhorn sculpin (fish) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... For other uses, see Scientific classification (disambiguation). ... Animalia redirects here. ... Typical Classes See below Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates. ... Orders See text The Actinopterygii are the ray-finned fish. ... Families See text Scorpaeniformes is an order of ray-finned fish, also called the Scleroparei, closely related to and sometimes included in the Perciformes. ... Species See text. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Species See text. ... Species See text. ... Binomial name Leptocottus armatus Girard, 1854 The Pacific staghorn sculpin, Leptocottus armatus, is a common sculpin (Cottidae) found in shallow coastal waters along the Pacific coast from Alaska to Baja California. ...

A Sculpin is a fish that belongs to the Order Scorpaeniformes, Suborder Cottoidei and Superfamily Cottoidea that contains 11 families. Sculpin families include: Cottocomephoridae, Cottidae, Icelidae, Rhamphocottidae, and Psychrolutidae. Various species of this large family live in salt or fresh water. These bottom feeders are generally not considered good to eat, and have sharp spines rather than scales. Amazingly, sculpin can live for several hours out of water if kept moist. A giant grouper at the Georgia Aquarium Fish are aquatic vertebrates that are typically cold-blooded; covered with scales, and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins. ... Families See text Scorpaeniformes is an order of ray-finned fish, also called the Scleroparei, closely related to and sometimes included in the Perciformes. ... The Cottidae is a family of fish that belongs to the Order Scorpaeniformes. ... Genera 7 or 8, including: Cottunculus Dasycottus Malacocottus Psychrolutes The fish family Psychrolutidae contains the fatheads or fathead sculpins, including the blobfishes. ...

A small sculpin
A small sculpin
Pseudoblennius zonostigma
Pseudoblennius zonostigma

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