''Cottunculus'' is a
genus
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of
fatheads found in the
Atlantic
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,
Pacific
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and
Arctic
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oceans.
Species
There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Cottunculus granulosus''
Karrer Karrer is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
* Annie May Hurd Karrer (1893–?), American plant physiologist
* Chris Karrer(born 1947), German guitarist and composer
* Felix Karrer (1825–1903), Austrian geologist
* Josef Karrer (bor ...
, 1968 (Fathead)
* ''
Cottunculus microps''
Collett, 1875 (Polar sculpin)
[Byrkjedal, I., Hadler-Jacobsen, S., Rees, D. & Orlov, A. (2014):Molecular and morphological variation in saddled fathead sculpins (Psychrolutidae: ''Cottunculus'') of the north-east Atlantic Ocean, with a synonymy of three species. ''Journal of Fish Biology, 85 (3): 821–837.'']
* ''
Cottunculus nudus''
J. S. Nelson, 1989 (Bonyskull toadfish)
* ''
Cottunculus spinosus''
Gilchrist, 1906
* ''
Cottunculus thomsonii''
( Günther, 1882) (Pallid sculpin)
* ''
Cottunculus tubulosus''
Byrkjedal & Orlov, 2007
References
Psychrolutidae
Taxa named by Robert Collett
Marine fish genera
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