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Icelus
Scaled sculpins (genus Icelus) are a group of small benthic fishes (up to 25 cm) living in cold waters. They are mainly found in the North Pacific, with some species in the North Atlantic. They are characterized by a large, laterally compressed head and small spines. The lateral line is present and the dorsal fin base are dotted with scutes (plates).
18 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 18 known species
Twohorn Sculpin
speciesIcelus bicornis
Spatulate Sculpin
speciesIcelus spatula
Icelus cataphractus
speciesIcelus cataphractus
Icelus perminovi
speciesIcelus perminovi
Icelus canaliculatus
speciesIcelus canaliculatus
Icelus euryops
speciesIcelus euryops
Thorny Sculpin
speciesIcelus spiniger
Icelus uncinalis
speciesIcelus uncinalis
Icelus armatus
speciesIcelus armatus
Icelus ecornis
speciesIcelus ecornis
Icelus gilberti
speciesIcelus gilberti
Icelus mandibularis
speciesIcelus mandibularis
Icelus ochotensis
speciesIcelus ochotensis
Icelus rastrinoides
speciesIcelus rastrinoides
Icelus sekii
speciesIcelus sekii
Icelus stenosomus
speciesIcelus stenosomus
Icelus mororanis
speciesIcelus mororanis
Icelus hypselopterus
speciesIcelus hypselopterus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 89054.