Biology:Myoxocephalus niger

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Short description: Species of fish

Myoxocephalus niger
FMIB 39411 Myoxcocephalus niger (Bean).jpeg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cottidae
Genus: Myoxocephalus
Species:
M. niger
Binomial name
Myoxocephalus niger
(T. H. Bean, 1881)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cottus niger T. H. Bean, 1881

Myoxocephalus niger, the warthead sculpin,[2] is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins.[3] This demersal fish is found in the northern Pacific Ocean, with a range extending from the Peter the Great Gulf and the Kamchatka Peninsula into the Bering Sea. It is found at depths from 0 to 50 m (0 to 164 ft).[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2436050 entry