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Fathead Sculpins
Psychrolutidae
The fish family Psychrolutidae contains the fatheads, fathead sculpins, or tadpole sculpins, including the blobfishes. About 40 species in 9 genera are recognized. This family consists of bottom-dwelling marine sculpins shaped like tadpoles, with large heads and bodies that taper back into small, flat tails. The skin is loosely attached and movable, and the layer underneath it is gelatinous.The eyes are placed high on the head, focused forward closer to the tip of the snout. Members...
60 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 214 known species
Tidepool Johnnies
genusOligocottus
Sharpnose Sculpins
genusClinocottus
Artedius
genusArtedius
Shorthorn Sculpins
genusMyoxocephalus
Taurulus
genusTaurulus
Stone Sculpins
genusEnophrys
Ascelichthys
genusAscelichthys
Chitonotus
genusChitonotus
Orthonopias
genusOrthonopias
Icelinus
genusIcelinus
Psychrolutes
genusPsychrolutes
Synchirus
genusSynchirus
Spinynose Sculpins
genusAsemichthys
Pseudoblennius
genusPseudoblennius
Gymnocanthus
genusGymnocanthus
Triglops
genusTriglops
Ruscarius
genusRuscarius
Micrenophrys
genusMicrenophrys
Hookear Sculpins
genusArtediellus
Cottunculus
genusCottunculus
Furcina
genusFurcina
Dasycottus
genusDasycottus
Ocynectes
genusOcynectes
Malacocottus
genusMalacocottus
Icelus
genusIcelus
Leiocottus
genusLeiocottus
Bero
genusBero
Porocottus
genusPorocottus
Radulinus
genusRadulinus
Elkhorn Sculpins
genusAlcichthys
Megalocottus
genusMegalocottus
Neophrynichthys
genusNeophrynichthys
Ambophthalmos
genusAmbophthalmos
Astrocottus
genusAstrocottus
Taurocottus
genusTaurocottus
Vellitor
genusVellitor
Antipodocottus
genusAntipodocottus
Argyrocottus
genusArgyrocottus
Ebinania
genusEbinania
Eurymen
genusEurymen
Microcottus
genusMicrocottus
Ricuzenius
genusRicuzenius
Bathylutichthys
genusBathylutichthys
Stelgistrum
genusStelgistrum
Stlengis
genusStlengis
Sigmistes
genusSigmistes
Andriyashev Large-headed Sculpins
genusAndriashevicottus
Archistes
genusArchistes
Atopocottus
genusAtopocottus
Artedielloides
genusArtedielloides
Artediellina
genusArtediellina
Artediellichthys
genusArtediellichthys
Cottiusculus
genusCottiusculus
Bolinia
genusBolinia
Daruma
genusDaruma
Lepidobero
genusLepidobero
Phasmatocottus
genusPhasmatocottus
Phallocottus
genusPhallocottus
Rastrinus
genusRastrinus
Radulinopsis
genusRadulinopsis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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