Family

Cottidae

40 species · Animals

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Smoothhead Sculpin

Artedius lateralis (Girard, 1854)

Artedius lateralis, the smoothhead sculpin, is a northern Pacific marine sculpin named for its scaleless head.

Coralline Sculpin

Artedius corallinus (Hubbs, 1926)

Artedius corallinus, the coralline sculpin, is a small fish found in rocky eastern Pacific nearshore habitats.

Rosylip Sculpin

Ascelichthys rhodorus Jordan & Gilbert, 1880

Ascelichthys rhodorus, the rosylip sculpin, is an intertidal sculpin found along the Pacific coast of North America.

Roughback Sculpin

Chitonotus pugetensis (Steindachner, 1876)

Chitonotus pugetensis, the roughback sculpin, is a small demersal sculpin native to the eastern Pacific coast of North America.

Mosshead Sculpin

Clinocottus globiceps (Girard, 1858)

Clinocottus globiceps is a small intertidal sculpin found along the Pacific coast of North America, showing homing behavior.

Sharpnose Sculpin

Clinocottus acuticeps (Gilbert, 1896)

Clinocottus acuticeps is a small marine sculpin found along the North American Pacific coast from the Bering Sea to central California.

Woolly Sculpin

Clinocottus analis (Girard, 1858)

Clinocottus analis is an intertidal fish that can breathe air and survive out of water for up to 24 hours.

Bald Sculpin

Clinocottus recalvus (Greeley, 1899)

The bald sculpin, Clinocottus recalvus, is a small fish found in eastern Pacific tidal pools and shallow rocky areas from Oregon to Baja California Sur.

Calico Sculpin

Clinocottus embryum (Jordan & Starks, 1895)

Clinocottus embryum is a small demersal sculpin found in intertidal rocky areas of the eastern North Pacific.

Buffalo Sculpin

Enophrys bison (Girard, 1854)

Enophrys bison, the buffalo sculpin, is a camouflaged fish from the Eastern Pacific that lives in reef habitats.

Snubnose Sculpin

Orthonopias triacis Starks & Mann, 1911

Orthonopias triacis, the snubnose sculpin, is a small fish with distinct color patterning and a maximum length of 10 cm.

Manacled Sculpin

Synchirus gilli Bean, 1890

Synchirus gilli, the manacled sculpin, is the only member of its genus of marine Cottidae sculpins, ranging from Alaska to southern California.

Longspined Bullhead

Taurulus bubalis (Euphrasen, 1786)

Taurulus bubalis, the longspined bullhead, is a small scalep less fish that resembles the shorthorn sculpin with distinct spines and coloration.

Spinynose Sculpin

Asemichthys taylori Gilbert, 1912

Asemichthys taylori, the spinynose sculpin, is the only species in genus Asemichthys, a marine sculpin found in the northeastern Pacific.

Cabezon

Scorpaenichthys marmoratus (Ayres, 1854)

Scorpaenichthys marmoratus, the cabezon, is the largest scaleless sculpin found in the northeast Pacific Ocean, with distinct traits and life history.