Clinocottus
| Clinocottus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Clinocottus embryum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Cottidae |
| Genus: | Clinocottus T. N. Gill, 1861 |
Clinocottus is a genus of sculpins, nearshore benthic fishes native to the northeastern Pacific Ocean. They are mentioned as sharpnose sculpins.[1]
Molecular data indicate that this genus is polyphyletic or paraphyletic, it does not constitute a natural assemblage within Cottidae.[2]
Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Clinocottus acuticeps (C. H. Gilbert, 1896) (Sharpnose sculpin)
- Clinocottus analis (Girard, 1858) (Woolly sculpin)
- Clinocottus embryum (D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1895) (Calico sculpin)
- Clinocottus globiceps (Girard, 1858) (Mosshead sculpin)
- Clinocottus recalvus (Greeley, 1899) (Bald sculpin)
References
- ↑ Clinocottus Gill, 1861 ITIS
- ↑ Thaddaeus J. Busera, J. Andrés López (2015) Molecular phylogenetics of sculpins of the subfamily Oligocottinae (Cottidae) Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 86, 64–74
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Clinocottus in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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