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[[Category:Icelus]]
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Scaled sculpins
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Icelus

Krøyer, 1845
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Scaled sculpins (genus Icelus) are a group of small benthic fishes (up to 25 cm) living in cold waters. They are mainly found in the North Pacific, with some species in the North Atlantic. They are characterized by a large, laterally compressed head and small spines. The lateral line is present and the dorsal fin base are dotted with scutes (plates).

In FishBase[1] and Nelson[2] the genus is included in the family Cottidae of sculpins but in some classifications it is raised to its own family, Icelidae Berg, 1940.

Species

FishBase lists sixteen species:[3]

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Cottidae" in FishBase. February 2006 version.
  2. ^ Joseph S. Nelson. Fishes of the World (3rd edition ed.). John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-54713-1. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help)
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). Species of Icelus in FishBase. February 2006 version.