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]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Cottidae |
Genus: | Myoxocephalus |
Species: | M. niger
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Binomial name | |
Myoxocephalus niger (T. H. Bean, 1881)[1]
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References
edit- ^ Bailly, Nicolas (January 15, 2008). "Myoxocephalus niger (Bean, 1881)". WoRMS. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
- ^ "Myoxocephalus niger (Bean, 1881)". GBIF.org. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
- ^ "Myoxocephalus niger (Bean, 1881)". ITIS. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Myoxocephalus niger". FishBase. August 2022 version.