Biology:Clinocottus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Clinocottus
FMIB 47909 Oligocottus embryum.jpeg
Clinocottus embryum
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Clinocottus

T. N. Gill, 1861

Clinocottus is a genus of sculpins, nearshore benthic fishes native to the northeastern Pacific Ocean. They are mentioned as sharpnose sculpins.[1]

Molecular data indicate that this genus is polyphyletic or paraphyletic, it does not constitute a natural assemblage within Cottidae.[2]

Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[3]

References

  1. Clinocottus Gill, 1861 ITIS
  2. Thaddaeus J. Buser, J. Andrés López (2015) Molecular phylogenetics of sculpins of the subfamily Oligocottinae (Cottidae) Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 86, 64–74
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Clinocottus in FishBase. December 2012 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2047619 entry