Radulinus

Radulinus
Slim Sculpin (R. asprellus)
Scientific classification
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[1]
Synonyms[1]
Radulinellus Bolin, 1950

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 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]

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[4]

• Radulinus asprellus Gilbert, 1890 (Slim sculpin)
• Radulinus boleoides Gilbert, 1898 (Darter sculpin)
• Radulinus vinculus Bolin, 1950 (Smoothgum sculpin)

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.