Myoxocephalus niger

Warthead sculpin
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cottidae
Genus: Myoxocephalus
Species: M. niger
Binomial name
Myoxocephalus niger
(T. H. Bean, 1881)[1]

Myoxocephalus niger or the warthead sculpin[2] is a species of sculpin in the family Cottidae.[3] It is native to the northern Pacific, with a range extending from the Peter the Great Gulf and the Kamchatka Peninsula into the Bering Sea.[4]

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. "Myoxocephalus niger, Warthead sculpin (Bean, 1881)". FishBase. Retrieved May 4, 2014.


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