Steller's sculpin
Steller's sculpin (Myoxocephalus stelleri), also known as frog sculpin, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins.[3] This species is found in the northern Pacific, from the Aleutian Islands to the Sea of Okhotsk and the Sea of Japan.[2] Described by Wilhelm Gottlieb Tilesius von Tilenau in 1811, it is the type species of the genus Myoxocephalus.[4]
Steller's sculpin | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Cottidae |
Genus: | Myoxocephalus |
Species: | M. stelleri |
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Myoxocephalus stelleri | |
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References
- "Myoxocephalus stelleri Tilesius, 1811". GBIF.org. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2022). "Myoxocephalus stelleri" in FishBase. August 2022 version.
- "Myoxocephalus stelleri Tilesius, 1811". ITIS. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- Appeltans, Ward (19 April 2005). "Myoxocephalus stelleri Tilesius, 1811". WoRMS. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
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