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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Hemitripteridae Sea ravens or sailfin sculpins

Genus: Blepsias

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2 species (see list below)

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Photo by Van Orden, W.

North Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm SL
Blepsias bilobus Cuvier, 1829

Photo by Van Orden, W.
 
Blepsias bilobus
[Crested sculpin]

Photo by Love, M.

North Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Blepsias cirrhosus (Pallas, 1814)

Photo by Love, M.
 
Blepsias cirrhosus
[Silverspotted sculpin]
2 Species of Family Hemitripteridae with Genus Blepsias
(Sea ravens or sailfin sculpins)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1829 Blepsias bilobus Crested sculpin North Pacific 25 SL
1814 Blepsias cirrhosus Silverspotted sculpin North Pacific 20 SL



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