Stelgistrum

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

Stelgistrum
S. beringianum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Suborder:	Cottoidei
Family:	Psychrolutidae
Genus:	Stelgistrum Jordan & Gilbert, 1898
Type species
Stelgistrum stejnegeri Jordan & Gilbert, 1898[1]
Synonyms[1]
Stelgistrops Hubbs, 1926

Taxonomy

Stelgistrum was first proposed as a monospecific genus in 1898 by the American ichthyologists David Starr Jordan and Charles Henry Gilbert^[1] when they described Stelgistrum stejnegeri from Robben Island in the Sea of Okhotsk.^[2] The 5th edition of Fishes of the World classifies the genus Stelgistrum within the subfamily Cottinae of the family Cottidae,^[3] however, other authors classify the genus within the subfamily Psychrolutinae of the family Psychrolutidae.^[1]

Species

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

• Stelgistrum beringianum Gilbert & Burke, 1912
• Stelgistrum concinnum Andriashev, 1935 (Largeplate sculpin)
• Stelgistrum stejnegeri Jordan & Gilbert, 1898