Myoxocephalus niger

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]

Myoxocephalus niger
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cottidae
Genus: Myoxocephalus
Species:
M. niger
Binomial name
Myoxocephalus niger
Synonyms
  • Cottus niger T. H. Bean, 1881

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; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2022). "Myoxocephalus niger" in FishBase. August 2022 version.


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