''Cottunculus'' is a

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of fatheads found in the

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and

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oceans.

Species

There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus: * ''

Cottunculus granulosus ''Cottunculus granulosus'' is a species of fish in the family Psychrolutidae (blobfishes) found in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approxi ...

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, 1968 (Fathead) * ''

Cottunculus microps ''Cottunculus microps'', the polar sculpin, is a species of fathead sculpin, a deepwater fish found in the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. It was first described in 1875 by the Norwegian zoologist Robert Collett, curator of the Natural Histo ...

'' 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 ''Cottunculus nudus'', the bonyskull toadfish, is a species of fish in the family Psychrolutidae (blobfishes) found in the Southwest Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It exte ...

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, 1989 (Bonyskull toadfish) * ''

Cottunculus spinosus ''Cottunculus spinosus'' is a species of fish in the family Psychrolutidae The fish family Psychrolutidae (commonly known as blobfishes, toadfishes, flathead sculpins, tadpole sculpins,) contains over 35 recognized species in 8 genera. This fa ...

'' Gilchrist, 1906 * ''

Cottunculus thomsonii The pallid sculpin (''Cottunculus thomsonii'') is a species of fish in the family Psychrolutidae (blobfishes). Etymology The specific name refers to Charles Wyville Thomson. Description The pallid sculpin is up to in length and up to in weig ...

'' ( Günther, 1882) (Pallid sculpin) * ''

Cottunculus tubulosus ''Cottunculus tubulosus'' is a species of fish in the family Psychrolutidae The fish family Psychrolutidae (commonly known as blobfishes, toadfishes, flathead sculpins, tadpole sculpins,) contains over 35 recognized species in 8 genera. This f ...

'' Byrkjedal &

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, 2007

References

Psychrolutidae Taxa named by Robert Collett Marine fish genera {{Scorpaeniformes-stub