Myoxocephalus

Myoxocephalus
Myoxocephalus scorpius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Superfamily: Cottoidea
Family: Cottidae
Subfamily: Cottinae
Genus: Myoxocephalus
Tilesius, 1811
Type species
Myoxocephalus stelleri
Tilesius, 1811
Synonyms[1]
  • Acanthocottus Girard, 1850
  • Ainocottus Jordan & Starks, 1904
  • Boreocottus Gill, 1859
  • Littocottus Neelov, 1979
  • Onchocottus Gill, 1861
  • Oncocottus Gill, 1862
  • Ptyonotus Günther, 1860
  • Triglopsis Girard, 1851

Myoxocephalus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. They are found in the northern Pacific, Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, with a few species in lakes.

  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Myoxocephalinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 February 2023.