''Myoxocephalus'' is a genus of

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family

Cottidae The Cottidae are a family of fish in the superfamily Cottoidea, the sculpins. It is the largest sculpin family, with about 275 species in 70 genera.Kane, E. A. and T. E. Higham. (2012)Life in the flow lane: differences in pectoral fin morphology ...

. Most species live in marine waters, but there are also three freshwater species, including two that occupy northern lakes ('' Myoxocephalus quadricornis'' and '' M. thompsonii''). The name is

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''myos'' (

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) and ''kephale'' (

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Species

There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus: * ''

Myoxocephalus aenaeus ''Myoxocephalus aenaeus'', commonly known as the grubby, or little sculpin, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the Family (biology), family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. This species is found in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean. ...

'' ( Mitchill, 1814) (Grubby) * '' Myoxocephalus brandtii'' ( Steindachner, 1867) * '' Myoxocephalus jaok'' (

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, 1829) (Plain sculpin) * '' Myoxocephalus matsubarai'' (Watanabe, 1958) ( ? = '' M. jaok'')Eschmeyer, W.N. (2015
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(March 2015) * '' Myoxocephalus niger'' ( T. H. Bean, 1881) (Warthead sculpin) * '' Myoxocephalus ochotensis'' ( P. J. Schmidt, 1929) * ''

Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus The longhorn sculpin (''Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus'') is a Northwest Atlantic species of sculpin in the fish family Cottidae. It is a predatory and scavenging fish that can feed on the remains of other organisms. Appearance The longhorn s ...

'' ( Mitchill, 1815) (Longhorn sculpin) * '' Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus'' (

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, 1814) (Great sculpin) * '' Myoxocephalus quadricornis'' (

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) (Fourhorn sculpin) * '' Myoxocephalus scorpioides'' ( O. Fabricius, 1780) (Arctic sculpin) * '' Myoxocephalus scorpius'' (

) (Shorthorn sculpin) * '' Myoxocephalus sinensis'' ( Sauvage, 1873) * '' Myoxocephalus stelleri'' ( Tilesius, 1811) (Steller's sculpin) * '' Myoxocephalus thompsonii'' ( Girard, 1851) (Deepwater sculpin) * '' Myoxocephalus tuberculatus'' ( Soldatov & Pavlenko, 1922) * '' Myoxocephalus verrucosus'' ( T. H. Bean, 1881) (Warty sculpin)

Sources

Cottidae Ray-finned fish genera Taxa named by Wilhelm Gottlieb Tilesius von Tilenau Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Scorpaeniformes-stub