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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cottidae Sculpins

Genus: Icelinus

(See list of species below)


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11 species (see list below)

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Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 10.2 cm SL
Icelinus borealis Gilbert, 1896

Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.
 
Icelinus borealis
[Northern sculpin]

Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Icelinus burchami Evermann & Goldsborough, 1907

Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.
 
Icelinus burchami
[Dusky sculpin]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 8.9 cm TL
 
Icelinus cavifrons
[Pit-head sculpin]

Photo by Bonnet, T.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 27 cm TL
Icelinus filamentosus Gilbert, 1890

Photo by Bonnet, T.
 
Icelinus filamentosus
[Threadfin sculpin]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 19 cm TL
 
Icelinus fimbriatus
[Fringed sculpin]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

Northwest Pacific

Icelinus japonicus Yabe, Tsumura & Katayama, 1980

Photo by Suzuki, T.
 
Icelinus japonicus
[]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 8.2 cm SL
 
Icelinus limbaughi
[Canyon sculpin]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm TL
 
Icelinus oculatus
[Frogmouth sculpin]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 4.2 cm SL
 
Icelinus pietschi
[]

Photo by Love, M.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 8.9 cm TL
Icelinus quadriseriatus (Lockington, 1880)

Photo by Love, M.
 
Icelinus quadriseriatus
[Yellowchin sculpin]

Photo by Nichols, J.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Icelinus tenuis Gilbert, 1890

Photo by Nichols, J.
 
Icelinus tenuis
[Spotfin sculpin]
11 Species of Family Cottidae with Genus Icelinus
(Sculpins)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1896 Icelinus borealis Northern sculpin Eastern Pacific 10.2 SL
1907 Icelinus burchami Dusky sculpin Eastern Pacific 13 TL
1890 Icelinus cavifrons Pit-head sculpin Eastern Central Pacific 8.9 TL
1890 Icelinus filamentosus Threadfin sculpin Eastern Pacific 27 TL
1890 Icelinus fimbriatus Fringed sculpin Eastern Pacific 19 TL
1980 Icelinus japonicus Northwest Pacific
2004 Icelinus limbaughi Canyon sculpin Eastern Pacific 8.2 SL
1890 Icelinus oculatus Frogmouth sculpin Eastern Pacific 18 TL
2001 Icelinus pietschi Northwest Pacific 4.2 SL
1880 Icelinus quadriseriatus Yellowchin sculpin Eastern Central Pacific 8.9 TL
1890 Icelinus tenuis Spotfin sculpin Eastern Pacific 14 TL



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