Astrocottus

Astrocottus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cottidae
Subfamily: Cottinae
Genus: Astrocottus
Bolin, 1936
Type species
Astrocottus leprops
Bolin, 1936[1]

Astrocottus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. These fishes are found in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.

Taxonomy

Astrocottus was first proposed as a monospecific genus in 1936 by the American ichthyologist Rolf Ling Bolin[1] when he described Astrocottus leprops from the Tsugaru Strait in Japan.[2] The 5th edition of Fishes of the World classifies the genus Astrocottus within the subfamily Cottinae of the family Cottidae,[3] however, other authors classify the genus within the subfamily Psychrolutinae of the family Psychrolutidae.[1]

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Psychrolutinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Astrocottus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  3. ^ J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Wiley. pp. 467–495. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6. Archived from the original on 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  4. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Astrocottus". FishBase. December 2012 version.


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