Radulinus | |
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Slim Sculpin (R. asprellus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Cottidae |
Subfamily: | Cottinae |
Genus: |
Radulinus C. H. Gilbert, 1890 |
Type species | |
Radulinus asprellus Gilbert, 1890
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Synonyms [1] | |
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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.
Radulinus was first proposed as a monospecific genus in 1890 by the American ichthyologist Charles Henry Gilbert [1]when he described the slim sculpin (R. asprellus) from waters off the “northwestern U.S.A.”. [2] The 5th edition of Fishes of the World classifies the genus Artediellus within the subfamily Cottinae of the family Cottidae, [3] however, other authors classify the genus within the subfamily Radulininae of the family Psychrolutidae. [1]
There are currently three recognized species in this genus: [4]