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Myoxocephalus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Scorpaeniformes

Scientific name
  
Myoxocephalus

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Cottidae

Higher classification
  
Cottidae

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Lower classifications
  
Myoxocephalus scorpius, Fourhorn sculpin

Myoxocephalus stelleri steller s sculpin


Myoxocephalus is a genus of fish in the sculpin family Cottidae. Most species live in marine waters, but there are also three freshwater species, including two that occupy northern lakes (Myoxocephalus quadricornis and M. thompsonii). The name is derived from Greek myos (muscle) and kephale (head).

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shorthorn sculpin myoxocephalus scorpius


Species

There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:

  • Myoxocephalus aenaeus (Mitchill, 1814) (Grubby)
  • Myoxocephalus brandtii (Steindachner, 1867)
  • Myoxocephalus jaok (G. Cuvier, 1829) (Plain sculpin)
  • Myoxocephalus matsubarai (Watanabe, 1958) ( ? = M. jaok)
  • 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)

    • References

    Myoxocephalus Wikipedia
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