soft sculpin
Psychrolutes sigalutes (Jordan & Starks, 1895)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Gilbertidia sigolutes (Jordan & Starks) Subject: Gilbertidia, Cottidae Tag: Fish
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Open encyclopedia reference
The soft sculpin (Psychrolutes sigalutes) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Psychrolutidae, the fatheads and toadfishes. This species is found in the North Pacific Ocean from the Bering Sea to the southern Puget Sound in Washington. It is found at depths between 0 and 225 m (0 and 738 ft), mainly in rocky substrates and among sponges, it has also been reported from soft substrates. This species reaches a maximum published total length of 8.3 cm (3.3 in).
Wikipedia contributors, Soft sculpin; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:58:39.337942+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Psychrolutes sigalutes (Jordan & Starks, 1895)
- Name authority
- (Jordan & Starks, 1895)
- Common name
- soft sculpin
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Psychrolutidae
- Genus
- Psychrolutes
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderPerciformes
- suborderCottoidei
- familyPsychrolutidae Günther, 1861
- genusPsychrolutes Günther, 1861
- speciesPsychrolutes sigalutes (Jordan & Starks, 1895)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Psychrolutes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| blobfishPsychrolutes marcidus (McCulloch, 1926) | PsychrolutidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| blob sculpinPsychrolutes phrictus Stein & Bond, 1978 | PsychrolutidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Psychrolutes sio Nelson, 1980 | PsychrolutidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Psychrolutes subspinosus (Jensen, 1902) | PsychrolutidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Psychrolutes inermis (Vaillant, 1888) | PsychrolutidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Psychrolutes macrocephalus (Gilchrist, 1904) | PsychrolutidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Psychrolutes marmoratus (Gill, 1889) | PsychrolutidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Psychrolutes microporos Nelson, 1995 | PsychrolutidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| tadpole sculpinPsychrolutes paradoxus Günther, 1861 | PsychrolutidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Gilbertina sigalutes Jordan & Starks, 1895 Jordan & Starks, 1895 | synonym |
| Gilbertidia sigalutes (Jordan & Starks, 1895) (Jordan & Starks, 1895) | synonym |
| Gilbertidia sigolutes (Jordan & Starks, 1895) (Jordan & Starks, 1895) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=274679 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4PR5Z. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.