Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Cottocomephoridae Bighead sculpins

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9 species (see list below)

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Batrachocottus baicalensis
[Bighead sculpin]

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Batrachocottus multiradiatus
[]

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Batrachocottus nikolskii
[Fat sculpin]

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Batrachocottus talievi
[]

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Cottocomephorus alexandrae
[]

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Cottocomephorus grewingkii
[Baikal yellowfin]

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Cottocomephorus inermis
[Longfin Baikal sculpin]

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Leocottus kesslerii
[Kessler's sculpin]

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Paracottus knerii
[Stone sculpin]

9 Species of Family Cottocomephoridae
(Bighead sculpins)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1874	Batrachocottus baicalensis	Bighead sculpin	Asia	19 TL
1907	Batrachocottus multiradiatus		Asia	20.6 TL
1900	Batrachocottus nikolskii	Fat sculpin	Asia	24 TL
1999	Batrachocottus talievi		Asia
1935	Cottocomephorus alexandrae		Asia	14.2 SL
1874	Cottocomephorus grewingkii	Baikal yellowfin	Asia	19 TL
1890	Cottocomephorus inermis	Longfin Baikal sculpin	Asia	22 TL
1874	Leocottus kesslerii	Kessler's sculpin	Asia	14 TL
1874	Paracottus knerii	Stone sculpin	Asia	14.4 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Cottocomephoridae Bighead sculpins(See list of species below)

Family: Cottocomephoridae Bighead sculpins

(See list of species below)