Gymnocanthus
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| Arctic staghorn sculpin (G. tricuspis) | |
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| G. detrisus | |
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| Genus: | Gymnocanthus Swainson, 1839
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Gymnocanthus is a genus of sculpins, fishes in the family Cottidae.
Of the seven recognized species in this genus, five are native to the northern Pacific Ocean, whereas one lives in arctic waters adjacent to the Atlantic, and one in the central Atlantic:[1]
- Gymnocanthus detrisus C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912
- Gymnocanthus galeatus T. H. Bean, 1881 (Armorhead sculpin)
- Gymnocanthus herzensteini D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1904
- Gymnocanthus intermedius (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)
- Gymnocanthus pistilliger (Pallas, 1814) (Threaded sculpin)
- Gymnocanthus tricuspis (J. C. H. Reinhardt, 1830) (Arctic staghorn sculpin)
- Gymnocanthus vandesandei Poll, 1949
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Gymnocanthus in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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