Myoxocephalus
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| Myoxocephalus | |
|---|---|
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| Myoxocephalus scorpius | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Cottidae |
| Genus: | Myoxocephalus Tilesius, 1811 |
| Type species | |
| Myoxocephalus stelleri Tilesius, 1811 | |
Myoxocephalus is a genus of fish in the sculpin family Cottidae.
Species
There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Myoxocephalus aeneus (Mitchill, 1814) (Grubby)
- Myoxocephalus brandtii (Steindachner, 1867)
- Myoxocephalus jaok (G. Cuvier, 1829) (Plain sculpin)
- Myoxocephalus niger (T. H. Bean, 1881) (Warthead sculpin)
- Myoxocephalus ochotensis P. J. Schmidt, 1929
- Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus Mitchill, 1815 (Longhorn sculpin)
- Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus (Pallas, 1814) (Great sculpin)
- Myoxocephalus quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Fourhorn sculpin)
- Myoxocephalus scorpioides (O. Fabricius, 1780) (Arctic sculpin)
- Myoxocephalus scorpius (Linnaeus, 1758) (Shorthorn sculpin)
- Myoxocephalus sinensis (Sauvage, 1873)
- Myoxocephalus stelleri Tilesius, 1811 (Steller's sculpin)
- Myoxocephalus thompsonii (Girard, 1851) (Deepwater sculpin)
- Myoxocephalus tuberculatus Soldatov & Pavlenko, 1922
- Myoxocephalus verrucosus (T. H. Bean, 1881) (Warty sculpin)
- Myoxocephalus yesoensis Snyder, 1911
Source
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Myoxocephalus in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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