Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Cottoidei
Family: Cottidae Sculpins

Genus: Icelinus

(See list of species below)


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11 species (see list below)
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Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 10.2 cm SL
Icelinus borealis Gilbert, 1896

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Icelinus borealis
[Northern sculpin]

Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Icelinus burchami Evermann & Goldsborough, 1907

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Icelinus burchami
[Dusky sculpin]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.9 cm TL
 
Icelinus cavifrons
[Pit-head sculpin]

Photo by Butler, J.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 27 cm TL
Icelinus filamentosus Gilbert, 1890

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Icelinus filamentosus
[Threadfin sculpin]

Photo by Butler, J.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 19 cm TL
Icelinus fimbriatus Gilbert, 1890

Photo by Photo by Butler, J.
 
Icelinus fimbriatus
[Fringed sculpin]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

Northwest Pacific

Icelinus japonicus Yabe, Tsumura & Katayama, 1980

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Icelinus japonicus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.2 cm SL
 
Icelinus limbaughi
[Canyon sculpin]
No picture found

Max. Length 18 cm TL
 
Icelinus oculatus
[Frogmouth sculpin]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.2 cm SL
 
Icelinus pietschi
[]

Photo by Love, M.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 8.9 cm TL
Icelinus quadriseriatus (Lockington, 1880)

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Icelinus quadriseriatus
[Yellowchin sculpin]

Photo by Nichols, J.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Icelinus tenuis Gilbert, 1890

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Icelinus tenuis
[Spotfin sculpin]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Icelinus borealis Northern sculpin Eastern Pacific 10.2 SL 1896
Icelinus burchami Dusky sculpin Eastern Pacific 13 TL 1907
Icelinus cavifrons Pit-head sculpin Eastern Central Pacific 8.9 TL 1890
Icelinus filamentosus Threadfin sculpin Eastern Pacific 27 TL 1890
Icelinus fimbriatus Fringed sculpin Eastern Pacific 19 TL 1890
Icelinus japonicus Northwest Pacific 1980
Icelinus limbaughi Canyon sculpin Eastern Pacific 8.2 SL 2004
Icelinus oculatus Frogmouth sculpin Eastern Pacific 18 TL 1890
Icelinus pietschi Northwest Pacific 4.2 SL 2001
Icelinus quadriseriatus Yellowchin sculpin Eastern Central Pacific 8.9 TL 1880
Icelinus tenuis Spotfin sculpin Eastern Pacific 14 TL 1890



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