Myoxocephalus | |
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Myoxocephalus scorpius | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Superfamily: | Cottoidea |
Family: | Cottidae |
Subfamily: | Cottinae |
Genus: | Myoxocephalus Tilesius, 1811 |
Type species | |
Myoxocephalus stelleri Tilesius, 1811
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Synonyms[1] | |
Myoxocephalus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. They are found in the northern Pacific, Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, with a few species in lakes.