Clinocottus was first proposed as a monospecific genus in 1861 by the American zoologist Theodore Gill with … Meer weergeven

Clinocottus combines Clinus a genus of blennies with Cottus, probably because Girard though the rounded head of the mosshead sculpin was reminiscent of the ehad shape of some gobies and blennies. Meer weergeven

There are currently five recognized species in this genus:
• Clinocottus acuticeps (C. H. Gilbert, 1896) (Sharpnose sculpin)
• Clinocottus analis (Girard, 1858) (Woolly sculpin)… Meer weergeven

Clinocottus sculpins are characterised by having the anus in a forward position between the anal fin and the pelvic fins, they have a heavy and blunt penis and in both sexes the anal fin is unmodified. C. analis and … Meer weergeven

Clinocottus sculpins are found in the eastern Pacific Ocean where they are found in the intertidal zone. Meer weergeven