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Genus of fishes

Radulinus
Slim Sculpin (R. asprellus)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cottidae
Subfamily: Cottinae
Genus: Radulinus
C. H. Gilbert, 1890
Type species
Radulinus asprellus
Gilbert, 1890
Synonyms

Radulinus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. These fishes are found in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Taxonomy

Radulinus was first proposed as a monospecific genus in 1890 by the American ichthyologist Charles Henry Gilbertwhen he described the slim sculpin (R. asprellus) from waters off the "northwestern U.S.A.". The 5th edition of Fishes of the World classifies the genus Artediellus within the subfamily Cottinae of the family Cottidae, however, other authors classify the genus within the subfamily Radulininae of the family Psychrolutidae.

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:

References

  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Radulininae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Radulinus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  3. J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Wiley. pp. 467–495. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6.
  4. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Radulinus". FishBase. August 2022 version.
Taxon identifiers
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