Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Psychrolutidae Fatheads

Genus: Cottunculus

(See list of species below)

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8 species (see list below)

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Photo by Mincarone, M.M.

Cottunculus granulosus
[Fathead]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Cottunculus konstantinovi
[]

Photo by Zimmermann, C.

Cottunculus microps
[Polar sculpin]

No picture found
Southwest Pacific

Cottunculus nudus
[Bonyskull toadfish]

Photo by Dolgov, A.

Cottunculus sadko
[]

Photo by SFSA

Cottunculus spinosus
[]

Photo by DESCNA

Cottunculus thomsonii
[Pallid sculpin]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Cottunculus tubulosus
[]

8 Species of Family Psychrolutidae with Genus Cottunculus
(Fatheads)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1968	Cottunculus granulosus	Fathead	Southwest Atlantic	21.7 SL
1991	Cottunculus konstantinovi		Northeast Atlantic
1875	Cottunculus microps	Polar sculpin	North Atlantic	30 SL
1989	Cottunculus nudus	Bonyskull toadfish	Southwest Pacific
1937	Cottunculus sadko		Arctic to Northeast Atlan	19 TL
1906	Cottunculus spinosus		Southeast Atlantic	4.5 TL
1882	Cottunculus thomsonii	Pallid sculpin	Atlantic Ocean	43 TL
2007	Cottunculus tubulosus		Northeast Atlantic	4.7 SL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: ScorpaeniformesFamily: Psychrolutidae FatheadsGenus: Cottunculus(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Psychrolutidae Fatheads

Genus: Cottunculus

(See list of species below)