Fish Identification: Find Species

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

Genus: Gymnocanthus

(See list of species below)


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7 species (see list below)
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Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 29 cm SL
Gymnocanthus detrisus Gilbert & Burke, 1912

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Gymnocanthus detrisus
[]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 46 cm TL
Gymnocanthus galeatus Bean, 1881

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Gymnocanthus galeatus
[Armorhead sculpin]
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Max. Length 42 cm TL
 
Gymnocanthus herzensteini
[]

Photo by Miyahara, H.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 28.6 cm TL
Gymnocanthus intermedius (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)

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Gymnocanthus intermedius
[]

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

North Pacific
Max. Length 28 cm TL
Gymnocanthus pistilliger (Pallas, 1814)

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Gymnocanthus pistilliger
[Threaded sculpin]

Photo by Svensen, R.

Arctic, Northwest to Nort
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Gymnocanthus tricuspis (Reinhardt, 1830)

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Gymnocanthus tricuspis
[Arctic staghorn sculpin]
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Gymnocanthus vandesandei
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Gymnocanthus detrisus North Pacific 29 SL 1912
Gymnocanthus galeatus Armorhead sculpin North Pacific 46 TL 1881
Gymnocanthus herzensteini Northwest Pacific 42 TL 1904
Gymnocanthus intermedius Northwest Pacific 28.6 TL 1843
Gymnocanthus pistilliger Threaded sculpin North Pacific 28 TL 1814
Gymnocanthus tricuspis Arctic staghorn sculpin Arctic, Northwest to Nort 30 TL 1830
Gymnocanthus vandesandei Eastern Central Atlantic 1949



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