Myoxocephalus brandtii

Myoxocephalus brandtii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Scorpaeniformes
Family:Cottidae
Genus:Myoxocephalus
Species: M. brandtii
Binomial name
Myoxocephalus brandtii
Synonyms

Cottus brandtii

Myoxocephalus brandtii is a species of sculpin fish in the family Cottidae.[2] It is native to the northwest Pacific, with a range extending from the Sea of Okhotsk to Hokkaido and the Sea of Japan.[3]

It inhabits relatively shallow coastal waters (less than 60 metres (200 ft)), and can grow to a length of 40 centimetres (16 in).[3]

Lepeophtheirus elegans is a species of sea lice reported on M. brandtii.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Myoxocephalus brandtii (Steindachner, 1867)". GBIF.org. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  2. ↑ Bailly, Nicolas (January 15, 2008). "Myoxocephalus brandtii (Steindachner, 1867)". WoRMS. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  3. 1 2 Garilao, Cristina V. "Myoxocephalus brandtii (Steindachner, 1867)". Fishbase.org.
  4. ↑ Venmathi Maran, Balu Alagar; Moon, Seong Yong; Ohtsuka, Susumu; Oh, Sung-Yong; Soh, Ho Young; Myoung, Jung-Goo; Iglikowska, Anna; Boxshall, Geoffrey Allan (2013). "The caligid life cycle: new evidence from Lepeophtheirus elegans reconciles the cycles of Caligus and Lepeophtheirus (Copepoda: Caligidae)". Parasite. 20: 15. doi:10.1051/parasite/2013015.


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