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Cottidae

110 species in this family

The Cottidae family includes 110 species in the guide. Browse them all below with photos, identification details and distribution — and identify them in the field with the Fin's Fish Guide app.

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Alpine bullhead (Cottus poecilopus) — Cottidae
Alpine bullhead
Cottus poecilopus
Cottidae
 Anadyr sculpin (Cottus cognatus) — Cottidae
Anadyr sculpin
Cottus cognatus
Cottidae
 Antlered sculpin (Enophrys diceraus) — Cottidae
Antlered sculpin
Enophrys diceraus
Cottidae
 Arctic hookear sculpin (Artediellus uncinatus) — Cottidae
Arctic hookear sculpin
Artediellus uncinatus
Cottidae
 Arctic sculpin (Myoxocephalus scorpioides) — Cottidae
Arctic sculpin
Myoxocephalus scorpioides
Cottidae
 Arctic sculpin (Myoxocephalus scorpius) — Cottidae
Arctic sculpin
Myoxocephalus scorpius
Cottidae
 Arctic staghorn sculpin (Gymnocanthus tricuspis) — Cottidae
Arctic staghorn sculpin
Gymnocanthus tricuspis
Cottidae
 Armed sculpin (Icelus armatus) — Cottidae
Armed sculpin
Icelus armatus
Cottidae
 Armorhead sculpin (Gymnocanthus galeatus) — Cottidae
Armorhead sculpin
Gymnocanthus galeatus
Cottidae
 Atlantic hookear (Artediellus atlanticus) — Cottidae
Atlantic hookear
Artediellus atlanticus
Cottidae
 Bald sculpin (Clinocottus recalvus) — Cottidae
Bald sculpin
Clinocottus recalvus
Cottidae
 Banded sculpin (Cottus carolinae) — Cottidae
Banded sculpin
Cottus carolinae
Cottidae
 Belligerent sculpin (Megalocottus platycephalus) — Cottidae
Belligerent sculpin
Megalocottus platycephalus
Cottidae
 Berg's bullhead sculpin (Taurocottus bergii) — Cottidae
Berg's bullhead sculpin
Taurocottus bergii
Cottidae
 Bigeye sculpin (Triglops nybelini) — Cottidae
Bigeye sculpin
Triglops nybelini
Cottidae
 Black sculpin (Cottus baileyi) — Cottidae
Black sculpin
Cottus baileyi
Cottidae
 Blackedged sculpin (Gymnocanthus herzensteini) — Cottidae
Blackedged sculpin
Gymnocanthus herzensteini
Cottidae
 Blacknose sculpin (Icelus canaliculatus) — Cottidae
Blacknose sculpin
Icelus canaliculatus
Cottidae
 Blue Ridge sculpin (Cottus caeruleomentum) — Cottidae
Blue Ridge sculpin
Cottus caeruleomentum
Cottidae
 Bonehead sculpin (Artedius notospilotus) — Cottidae
Bonehead sculpin
Artedius notospilotus
Cottidae
 Brightbelly sculpin (Microcottus sellaris) — Cottidae
Brightbelly sculpin
Microcottus sellaris
Cottidae
 Brown Irish lord (Hemilepidotus spinosus) — Cottidae
Brown Irish lord
Hemilepidotus spinosus
Cottidae
 Buffalo sculpin (Enophrys bison) — Cottidae
Buffalo sculpin
Enophrys bison
Cottidae
 Bull sculpin (Enophrys taurina) — Cottidae
Bull sculpin
Enophrys taurina
Cottidae
 Bullhead (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus) — Cottidae
Bullhead
Scorpaenichthys marmoratus
Cottidae
 Bullhead (Cottus gobio) — Cottidae
Bullhead
Cottus gobio
Cottidae
 Bullhead (Cottus asper) — Cottidae
Bullhead
Cottus asper
Cottidae
 Cabezon (Leptocottus armatus) — Cottidae
Cabezon
Leptocottus armatus
Cottidae
 Coastrange sculpin (Cottus aleuticus) — Cottidae
Coastrange sculpin
Cottus aleuticus
Cottidae
 Comb sculpin (Icelinus borealis) — Cottidae
Comb sculpin
Icelinus borealis
Cottidae
 Coralline sculpin (Artedius corallinus) — Cottidae
Coralline sculpin
Artedius corallinus
Cottidae
 Darter sculpin (Radulinus asprellus) — Cottidae
Darter sculpin
Radulinus asprellus
Cottidae
 Deepwater sculpin (Myoxocephalus thompsonii) — Cottidae
Deepwater sculpin
Myoxocephalus thompsonii
Cottidae
 Dusky sculpin (Icelinus burchami) — Cottidae
Dusky sculpin
Icelinus burchami
Cottidae
 Elegant sculpin (Antipodocottus elegans) — Cottidae
Elegant sculpin
Antipodocottus elegans
Cottidae
 Fatherlasher (Taurulus bubalis) — Cottidae
Fatherlasher
Taurulus bubalis
Cottidae
 Filamented sculpin (Icelinus filamentosus) — Cottidae
Filamented sculpin
Icelinus filamentosus
Cottidae
 Flabby sculpin (Zesticelus profundorum) — Cottidae
Flabby sculpin
Zesticelus profundorum
Cottidae
 Fluffy sculpin (Oligocottus snyderi) — Cottidae
Fluffy sculpin
Oligocottus snyderi
Cottidae
 Fourhorn sculpin (Myoxocephalus quadricornis) — Cottidae
Fourhorn sculpin
Myoxocephalus quadricornis
Cottidae
 Fourspine sculpin (Cottus hangiongensis) — Cottidae
Fourspine sculpin
Cottus hangiongensis
Cottidae
 Fourspine sculpin (Cottus kazika) — Cottidae
Fourspine sculpin
Cottus kazika
Cottidae
 Fringed sculpin (Icelinus fimbriatus) — Cottidae
Fringed sculpin
Icelinus fimbriatus
Cottidae
 Fringed sculpin (Pseudoblennius cottoides) — Cottidae
Fringed sculpin
Pseudoblennius cottoides
Cottidae
 Frog sculpin (Myoxocephalus stelleri) — Cottidae
Frog sculpin
Myoxocephalus stelleri
Cottidae
 Gilbert's Irish lord (Hemilepidotus gilberti) — Cottidae
Gilbert's Irish lord
Hemilepidotus gilberti
Cottidae
 Great sculpin (Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus) — Cottidae
Great sculpin
Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus
Cottidae
 Grubby sculpin (Myoxocephalus aenaeus) — Cottidae
Grubby sculpin
Myoxocephalus aenaeus
Cottidae
 Hookhorn sculpin (Artediellus pacificus) — Cottidae
Hookhorn sculpin
Artediellus pacificus
Cottidae
 Japanese sculpin (Icelinus japonicus) — Cottidae
Japanese sculpin
Icelinus japonicus
Cottidae
 Japanese sculpin (Cottus pollux) — Cottidae
Japanese sculpin
Cottus pollux
Cottidae
 Japanese sculpin (Cottus reinii) — Cottidae
Japanese sculpin
Cottus reinii
Cottidae
 Klamath Lake sculpin (Cottus princeps) — Cottidae
Klamath Lake sculpin
Cottus princeps
Cottidae
 Lavender sculpin (Leiocottus hirundo) — Cottidae
Lavender sculpin
Leiocottus hirundo
Cottidae
 Leister sculpin (Enophrys lucasi) — Cottidae
Leister sculpin
Enophrys lucasi
Cottidae
 Lesser filamented sculpin (Icelinus tenuis) — Cottidae
Lesser filamented sculpin
Icelinus tenuis
Cottidae
 Longfin sculpin (Jordania zonope) — Cottidae
Longfin sculpin
Jordania zonope
Cottidae
 Longhorn sculpin (Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus) — Cottidae
Longhorn sculpin
Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus
Cottidae
 Manacled sculpin (Synchirus gilli) — Cottidae
Manacled sculpin
Synchirus gilli
Cottidae
 Marbled sculpin (Cottus klamathensis) — Cottidae
Marbled sculpin
Cottus klamathensis
Cottidae
 Marbled sculpin (Pseudoblennius marmoratus) — Cottidae
Marbled sculpin
Pseudoblennius marmoratus
Cottidae
 Margined sculpin (Cottus marginatus) — Cottidae
Margined sculpin
Cottus marginatus
Cottidae
 Mosshead sculpin (Clinocottus globiceps) — Cottidae
Mosshead sculpin
Clinocottus globiceps
Cottidae
 Mottled sculpin (Cottus bairdii) — Cottidae
Mottled sculpin
Cottus bairdii
Cottidae
 Moustache sculpin (Triglops murrayi) — Cottidae
Moustache sculpin
Triglops murrayi
Cottidae
 Nozawa's sculpin (Cottus nozawae) — Cottidae
Nozawa's sculpin
Cottus nozawae
Cottidae
 Padded sculpin (Artedius fenestralis) — Cottidae
Padded sculpin
Artedius fenestralis
Cottidae
 Paiute sculpin (Cottus beldingii) — Cottidae
Paiute sculpin
Cottus beldingii
Cottidae
 Pine sculpin (Ricuzenius pinetorum) — Cottidae
Pine sculpin
Ricuzenius pinetorum
Cottidae
 Pit-head sculpin (Icelinus cavifrons) — Cottidae
Pit-head sculpin
Icelinus cavifrons
Cottidae
 Plain sculpin (Myoxocephalus jaok) — Cottidae
Plain sculpin
Myoxocephalus jaok
Cottidae
 Plumose sculpin (Artedius harringtoni) — Cottidae
Plumose sculpin
Artedius harringtoni
Cottidae
 Potomac sculpin (Cottus girardi) — Cottidae
Potomac sculpin
Cottus girardi
Cottidae
 Puget Sound sculpin (Ruscarius meanyi) — Cottidae
Puget Sound sculpin
Ruscarius meanyi
Cottidae
 Purplegray sculpin (Gymnocanthus detrisus) — Cottidae
Purplegray sculpin
Gymnocanthus detrisus
Cottidae
 Red Irish lord (Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus) — Cottidae
Red Irish lord
Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus
Cottidae
 Reticulate sculpin (Cottus perplexus) — Cottidae
Reticulate sculpin
Cottus perplexus
Cottidae
 Ribbed sculpin (Triglops pingelii) — Cottidae
Ribbed sculpin
Triglops pingelii
Cottidae
 Riffle sculpin (Cottus gulosus) — Cottidae
Riffle sculpin
Cottus gulosus
Cottidae
 Rosylip sculpin (Ascelichthys rhodorus) — Cottidae
Rosylip sculpin
Ascelichthys rhodorus
Cottidae
 Roughback sculpin (Chitonotus pugetensis) — Cottidae
Roughback sculpin
Chitonotus pugetensis
Cottidae
 Roughcheek sculpin (Ruscarius creaseri) — Cottidae
Roughcheek sculpin
Ruscarius creaseri
Cottidae
 Roughskin sculpin (Rastrinus scutiger) — Cottidae
Roughskin sculpin
Rastrinus scutiger
Cottidae
 Roughskin sculpin (Trachidermus fasciatus) — Cottidae
Roughskin sculpin
Trachidermus fasciatus
Cottidae
 Roughspine sculpin (Triglops macellus) — Cottidae
Roughspine sculpin
Triglops macellus
Cottidae
 Round-nosed sculpin (Artedius lateralis) — Cottidae
Round-nosed sculpin
Artedius lateralis
Cottidae
 Saddleback sculpin (Oligocottus rimensis) — Cottidae
Saddleback sculpin
Oligocottus rimensis
Cottidae
 Scaled sculpin (Triglops xenostethus) — Cottidae
Scaled sculpin
Triglops xenostethus
Cottidae
 Schmidt's sculpin (Cottiusculus schmidti) — Cottidae
Schmidt's sculpin
Cottiusculus schmidti
Cottidae
 Sharpnose sculpin (Clinocottus acuticeps) — Cottidae
Sharpnose sculpin
Clinocottus acuticeps
Cottidae
 Shorthead sculpin (Cottus confusus) — Cottidae
Shorthead sculpin
Cottus confusus
Cottidae
 Slender fringed sculpin (Porocottus leptosomus) — Cottidae
Slender fringed sculpin
Porocottus leptosomus
Cottidae
 Slender sculpin (Cottus tenuis) — Cottidae
Slender sculpin
Cottus tenuis
Cottidae
 Slender sculpin (Vellitor centropomus) — Cottidae
Slender sculpin
Vellitor centropomus
Cottidae
 Slimbody sculpin (Icelus stenosomus) — Cottidae
Slimbody sculpin
Icelus stenosomus
Cottidae
 Smallspine hookear sculpin (Artediellus miacanthus) — Cottidae
Smallspine hookear sculpin
Artediellus miacanthus
Cottidae
 Snubnose sculpin (Orthonopias triacis) — Cottidae
Snubnose sculpin
Orthonopias triacis
Cottidae
 Spatulate sculpin (Icelus spatula) — Cottidae
Spatulate sculpin
Icelus spatula
Cottidae
 Sponge sculpin (Thyriscus anoplus) — Cottidae
Sponge sculpin
Thyriscus anoplus
Cottidae
 Sunrise sculpin (Pseudoblennius percoides) — Cottidae
Sunrise sculpin
Pseudoblennius percoides
Cottidae
 Thornback sculpin (Paricelinus hopliticus) — Cottidae
Thornback sculpin
Paricelinus hopliticus
Cottidae
 Thorny sculpin (Icelus spiniger) — Cottidae
Thorny sculpin
Icelus spiniger
Cottidae
 Threaded sculpin (Gymnocanthus pistilliger) — Cottidae
Threaded sculpin
Gymnocanthus pistilliger
Cottidae
 Threadfin sculpin (Gymnocanthus intermedius) — Cottidae
Threadfin sculpin
Gymnocanthus intermedius
Cottidae
 Tidepool sculpin (Oligocottus maculosus) — Cottidae
Tidepool sculpin
Oligocottus maculosus
Cottidae
 Torrent sculpin (Cottus rhotheus) — Cottidae
Torrent sculpin
Cottus rhotheus
Cottidae
 Twohorn sculpin (Icelus bicornis) — Cottidae
Twohorn sculpin
Icelus bicornis
Cottidae
 Uncinate sculpin (Icelus uncinalis) — Cottidae
Uncinate sculpin
Icelus uncinalis
Cottidae
 Woolly sculpin (Clinocottus analis) — Cottidae
Woolly sculpin
Clinocottus analis
Cottidae
 Yellowchin sculpin (Icelinus quadriseriatus) — Cottidae
Yellowchin sculpin
Icelinus quadriseriatus
Cottidae