Microcottus

Microcottus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cottidae
Genus: Microcottus
P. J. Schmidt, 1940

Microcottus is a genus of sculpins native to the northern Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Microcottus matuaensis Yabe & Pietsch, 2003
  • Microcottus sellaris (C. H. Gilbert, 1896) (Brightbelly sculpin)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Microcottus in FishBase. December 2012 version.


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