Cottunculus

Cottunculus
Cottunculus microps
Cottunculus thomsonii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Cottoidei
Family: Psychrolutidae
Genus: Cottunculus
Collett, 1875
Type species
Cottunculus microps
Collett, 1875

Cottunculus is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Psychrolutidae. These fishes are found in the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic oceans.

Species

There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus:

Synoyms

References

  1. ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Psychrolutinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  2. ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Cottunculus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  3. ↑ Byrkjedal, I.; Hadler-Jacobsen, S.; Rees, D. & Orlov, A. (2014). "Molecular and morphological variation in saddled fathead sculpins (Psychrolutidae: Cottunculus) of the north-east Atlantic Ocean, with a synonymy of three species". Journal of Fish Biology. 85 (3): 821–837. Bibcode:2014JFBio..85..821B. doi:10.1111/jfb.12458. PMID 25041434.