Myoxocephalus brandtii
Myoxocephalus brandtii is a species of sculpin fish in the family Cottidae.[2] It is native to the northwest Pacific, with a range extending from the Sea of Okhotsk to Hokkaido and the Sea of Japan.[3]
| Myoxocephalus brandtii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Cottidae |
| Genus: | Myoxocephalus |
| Species: | M. brandtii |
| Binomial name | |
| Myoxocephalus brandtii (Steindachner, 1867)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cottus brandtii | |
It inhabits relatively shallow coastal waters (less than 60 metres (200 ft)), and can grow to a length of 40 centimetres (16 in).[3]
Lepeophtheirus elegans is a species of sea lice reported on M. brandtii.[4]
References
- "Myoxocephalus brandtii (Steindachner, 1867)". GBIF.org. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
- Bailly, Nicolas (January 15, 2008). "Myoxocephalus brandtii (Steindachner, 1867)". WoRMS. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
- Garilao, Cristina V. "Myoxocephalus brandtii (Steindachner, 1867)". Fishbase.org.
- Venmathi Maran, Balu Alagar; Moon, Seong Yong; Ohtsuka, Susumu; Oh, Sung-Yong; Soh, Ho Young; Myoung, Jung-Goo; Iglikowska, Anna; Boxshall, Geoffrey Allan (2013). "The caligid life cycle: new evidence from Lepeophtheirus elegans reconciles the cycles of Caligus and Lepeophtheirus (Copepoda: Caligidae)". Parasite. 20: 15. doi:10.1051/parasite/2013015. PMC 3718518.
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