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Gymnocanthus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Cottidae

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Scorpaeniformes

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Similar
  
Arctic staghorn sculpin, Scaled sculpin, Triglops, Artediellus, Artediellus scaber

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:

  • 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

    Gymnocanthus Wikipedia