Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Hemitripteridae Sea ravens or sailfin sculpins

(See list of species below)

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8 species (see list below)

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Photo by Van Orden, W.

Blepsias bilobus
[Crested sculpin]

Photo by Love, M.

Blepsias cirrhosus
[Silverspotted sculpin]

Photo by Román Marcote, E./Garazo Fabregat, A.

Hemitripterus americanus
[Sea raven]

Photo by Boyland, J.

Hemitripterus bolini
[Bigmouth sculpin]

Photo by Markevich, A.I.

Hemitripterus villosus
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Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

Nautichthys oculofasciatus
[Sailfin sculpin]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Nautichthys pribilovius
[Eyeshade sculpin]

No picture found
North Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm TL

Nautichthys robustus
[Shortmast sculpin]

8 Species of Family Hemitripteridae
(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
1789	Hemitripterus americanus	Sea raven	Northwest Atlantic	64 TL
1934	Hemitripterus bolini	Bigmouth sculpin	North Pacific	73 TL
1814	Hemitripterus villosus		Northwest Pacific	35 SL
1858	Nautichthys oculofasciatus	Sailfin sculpin	Eastern Pacific	20 TL
1898	Nautichthys pribilovius	Eyeshade sculpin	North Pacific and adjacen	9 TL
1970	Nautichthys robustus	Shortmast sculpin	North Pacific	8 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Hemitripteridae Sea ravens or sailfin sculpins(See list of species below)

Family: Hemitripteridae Sea ravens or sailfin sculpins

(See list of species below)