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Fathead Sculpins
Psychrolutidae
Psychrolutidae (commonly known as marine sculpins, flathead sculpins, blobfishes, or tadpole sculpins) is a family of sculpins found in cool temperate waters throughout the Northern Hemisphere, with a few species ranging into cold and deep waters of the Southern Hemisphere. The vast majority are found in marine habitats, but a few range into freshwater habitats. The family reaches its greatest diversity in the North Pacific Ocean, but a few species are found as far south as Antarctica. The family contains over 216 recognized species in 63 genera. Their name is derived from the Greek psychrolouteo, meaning "to have a cold bath".
60 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 214 known species
Tidepool Johnnies
genusOligocottus
Sharpnose Sculpins
genusClinocottus
Artedius
genusArtedius
Shorthorn Sculpins
genusMyoxocephalus
Taurulus
genusTaurulus
Stone Sculpins
genusEnophrys
Ascelichthys
genusAscelichthys
Chitonotus
genusChitonotus
Orthonopias
genusOrthonopias
Icelinus
genusIcelinus
Psychrolutes
genusPsychrolutes
Synchirus
genusSynchirus
Spinynose Sculpins
genusAsemichthys
Pseudoblennius
genusPseudoblennius
Gymnocanthus
genusGymnocanthus
Triglops
genusTriglops
Ruscarius
genusRuscarius
Micrenophrys
genusMicrenophrys
Hookear Sculpins
genusArtediellus
Cottunculus
genusCottunculus
Furcina
genusFurcina
Dasycottus
genusDasycottus
Ocynectes
genusOcynectes
Malacocottus
genusMalacocottus
Icelus
genusIcelus
Leiocottus
genusLeiocottus
Bero
genusBero
Porocottus
genusPorocottus
Radulinus
genusRadulinus
Elkhorn Sculpins
genusAlcichthys
Megalocottus
genusMegalocottus
Neophrynichthys
genusNeophrynichthys
Ambophthalmos
genusAmbophthalmos
Astrocottus
genusAstrocottus
Taurocottus
genusTaurocottus
Vellitor
genusVellitor
Antipodocottus
genusAntipodocottus
Argyrocottus
genusArgyrocottus
Ebinania
genusEbinania
Eurymen
genusEurymen
Microcottus
genusMicrocottus
Ricuzenius
genusRicuzenius
Bathylutichthys
genusBathylutichthys
Andriyashev Large-headed Sculpins
genusAndriashevicottus
Artediellichthys
genusArtediellichthys
Archistes
genusArchistes
Atopocottus
genusAtopocottus
Artedielloides
genusArtedielloides
Artediellina
genusArtediellina
Cottiusculus
genusCottiusculus
Daruma
genusDaruma
Bolinia
genusBolinia
Lepidobero
genusLepidobero
Phasmatocottus
genusPhasmatocottus
Phallocottus
genusPhallocottus
Radulinopsis
genusRadulinopsis
Rastrinus
genusRastrinus
Stelgistrum
genusStelgistrum
Stlengis
genusStlengis
Sigmistes
genusSigmistes
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 86030.