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Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Cottoidei
Family: Psychrolutidae Fatheads

Genus: Malacocottus

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

North Pacific
Max. Length 9.8 cm TL
Malacocottus aleuticus (Smith, 1904)

Photo by Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.
 
Malacocottus aleuticus
[Whitetail sculpin]
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Max. Length 20 cm TL

 
Malacocottus gibber
[]
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Max. Length 20 cm TL

 
Malacocottus kincaidi
[Blackfin sculpin]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 35 cm SL
Malacocottus zonurus Bean, 1890

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Malacocottus zonurus
[Darkfin sculpin]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Malacocottus aleuticus Whitetail sculpin North Pacific 9.8 TL 1904
Malacocottus gibber Northwest Pacific 20 TL 1930
Malacocottus kincaidi Blackfin sculpin North Pacific 20 TL 1905
Malacocottus zonurus Darkfin sculpin North Pacific 35 SL 1890



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