Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Pisces > Class Actinopterygii > Order Scorpaeniformes > Family Cottidae

Myoxocephalus Tilesius (ex Steller), 1811

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Triglopsis*	Girard, 1851	synonym

Children

Myoxocephalus quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Myoxocephalus scorpioides (Fabricius, 1780)
Myoxocephalus scorpius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Vernaculars (+) (-)

English: stellate sculpin sources: Gillespie, G. E. 1993. An updated list of the fishes of British Columbia, and those of interest in adjacent waters, with numeric code designations. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 1918: 116 p.

French: chabot étiolé

Literature

basis of record	van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374
additional source	Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology.
additional source	Tilesius, W.G. von (1811). Piscium Camtschaticorum descriptiones et icones. Mem. Acad. Imp. Sci. St. Petersb. v. 3, pp 225-285, Pls. 8-13.

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Citation

WoRMS (2014). Myoxocephalus Tilesius (ex Steller), 1811. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2014) FishBase. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126152