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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cottidae Sculpins

Genus: Icelus

(See list of species below)


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17 species (see list below)

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Photo by Orlov, A.

Northwest Pacific

Icelus armatus (Schmidt, 1916)

Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Icelus armatus
[]

Photo by Svensen, E.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 15.7 cm SL
Icelus bicornis (Reinhardt, 1840)

Photo by Svensen, E.
 
Icelus bicornis
[Twohorn sculpin]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 21.1 cm TL
Icelus canaliculatus Gilbert, 1896

Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Icelus canaliculatus
[Blacknose sculpin]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Icelus cataphractus (Pavlenko, 1910)

Photo by Suzuki, T.
 
Icelus cataphractus
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 9.2 cm SL
 
Icelus ecornis
[]
No picture found
North Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
 
Icelus euryops
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm TL
 
Icelus gilberti
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Icelus mandibularis
[]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

Northwest Pacific

Icelus ochotensis Schmidt, 1927

Photo by Suzuki, T.
 
Icelus ochotensis
[]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 15.6 cm TL
Icelus perminovi Taranetz, 1936

Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Icelus perminovi
[Scaly-belly sculpin]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
 
Icelus rastrinoides
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 5.3 cm SL
 
Icelus sekii
[]

Photo by Byrkjedal, I.

Arctic to Northwest Atlan
Max. Length 21 cm TL
Icelus spatula Gilbert & Burke, 1912

Photo by Byrkjedal, I.
 
Icelus spatula
[Spatulate sculpin]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 24 cm TL
Icelus spiniger Gilbert, 1896

Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Icelus spiniger
[Thorny sculpin]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

Northwest Pacific.
Max. Length 12.4 cm SL
Icelus stenosomus Andriashev, 1937

Photo by Suzuki, T.
 
Icelus stenosomus
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm SL
 
Icelus toyamensis
[]
No picture found
Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 16 cm TL
 
Icelus uncinalis
[]
17 Species of Family Cottidae with Genus Icelus
(Sculpins)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1916 Icelus armatus Northwest Pacific
1840 Icelus bicornis Twohorn sculpin Western Atlantic 15.7 SL
1896 Icelus canaliculatus Blacknose sculpin North Pacific 21.1 TL
1910 Icelus cataphractus Northwest Pacific 30 TL
1996 Icelus ecornis Northwest Pacific 9.2 SL
1890 Icelus euryops North Pacific 15 TL
1936 Icelus gilberti Northwest Pacific 11 TL
1983 Icelus mandibularis Northwest Pacific
1927 Icelus ochotensis Northwest Pacific
1936 Icelus perminovi Scaly-belly sculpin Northwest Pacific 15.6 TL
1936 Icelus rastrinoides Northwest Pacific 12 TL
2006 Icelus sekii Northwest Pacific 5.3 SL
1912 Icelus spatula Spatulate sculpin Arctic to Northwest Atlan 21 TL
1896 Icelus spiniger Thorny sculpin North Pacific 24 TL
1937 Icelus stenosomus Northwest Pacific. 12.4 SL
1951 Icelus toyamensis Northwest Pacific 13 SL
1912 Icelus uncinalis Northeast Pacific 16 TL



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