Myoxocephalus tuberculatus

Myoxocephalus tuberculatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cottidae
Genus: Myoxocephalus
Species: M. tuberculatus
Binomial name
Myoxocephalus tuberculatus
Soldatov & Pavlenko, 1922[2]

Myoxocephalus tuberculatus is a North Pacific species of sculpin in the scorpeaniform fish family Cottidae.[1] The species is native to the Sea of Okhotsk only.[2] It is a demersal fish that lives near the bottom, and has been found on sand and mud substrates in harbours, bays and estuaries, at depths less than 100 m.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Myoxocephalus tuberculatus". IUCN Red List. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  2. 1 2 Garilao, Cristina V. "Myoxocephalus tuberculatus". FishBase. Retrieved 19 May 2014.


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