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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cottidae Sculpins

Genus: Clinocottus

(See list of species below)


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5 species (see list below)

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Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 6.4 cm TL
 
Clinocottus acuticeps
[Sharpnose sculpin]

Photo by Love, M.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Clinocottus analis (Girard, 1858)

Photo by Love, M.
 
Clinocottus analis
[Woolly sculpin]

Photo by Hopkins Seaside Laboratory

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Clinocottus embryum (Jordan & Starks, 1895)

Photo by Hopkins Seaside Laboratory
 
Clinocottus embryum
[Calico sculpin]

Photo by JJPhoto

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 19 cm TL
Clinocottus globiceps (Girard, 1858)

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Clinocottus globiceps
[Mosshead sculpin]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
 
Clinocottus recalvus
[Bald sculpin]
5 Species of Family Cottidae with Genus Clinocottus
(Sculpins)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1896 Clinocottus acuticeps Sharpnose sculpin Eastern Pacific 6.4 TL
1858 Clinocottus analis Woolly sculpin Eastern Central Pacific 18 TL
1895 Clinocottus embryum Calico sculpin Eastern Pacific 7 TL
1858 Clinocottus globiceps Mosshead sculpin Eastern Pacific 19 TL
1899 Clinocottus recalvus Bald sculpin Eastern Pacific 13 TL



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013