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]

References

  1. Clinocottus Gill, 1861 ITIS
  2. Thaddaeus J. Busera, J. Andrés López (2015) Molecular phylogenetics of sculpins of the subfamily Oligocottinae (Cottidae) Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 86, 64–74
  3. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Clinocottus in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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