Myoxocephalus niger

Warthead sculpin
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cottidae
Genus: Myoxocephalus
Species: M. niger
Binomial name
Myoxocephalus niger
(T. H. Bean, 1881)[1]

Myoxocephalus niger or the warthead sculpin[2] is a species of sculpin in the family Cottidae.[3] It is native to the northern Pacific, with a range extending from the Peter the Great Gulf and the Kamchatka Peninsula into the Bering Sea.[4]

References

  1. Bailly, Nicolas (January 15, 2008). "Myoxocephalus niger (Bean, 1881)". WoRMS. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
  2. "Myoxocephalus niger (Bean, 1881)". GBIF.org. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
  3. "Myoxocephalus niger (Bean, 1881)". ITIS. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
  4. Froese, Rainer. "Myoxocephalus niger, Warthead sculpin (Bean, 1881)". FishBase. Retrieved May 4, 2014.


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