Myoxocephalus brandtii

Myoxocephalus brandtii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Suborder:	Cottoidei
Family:	Psychrolutidae
Genus:	Myoxocephalus
Species:	M. brandtii
Binomial name
	Myoxocephalus brandtii; (Steindachner, 1867)
Synonyms
	Cottus brandtii Steindachner, 1867 ; Myoxocephalus brandti (Steindachner, 1867) ; Myoxocephalus yesoensis Snyder, 1911 ;

Last updated August 25, 2025

Myoxocephalus brandtii, the snowy sculpin, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. This species is found in the northwest Pacific, with a range extending from the Sea of Okhotsk to Hokkaido and the Sea of Japan.

Description

Myoxocephalus brandtii was first formally described in 1867 as Cottus brandtii by the Austrian ichthyologist Franz Steindachner with its type locality given as the mouth of the Amur in Russia.^[3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of German naturalist Johann Friedrich von Brandt (1802–1879).^[4]

Habitat

It inhabits relatively shallow coastal waters (less than 60 metres (200 ft)), and can grow to a length of 40 centimetres (16 in).^[2]

Parasites

Lepeophtheirus elegans is a species of sea lice reported on M. brandtii.^[5]

References

↑ "Myoxocephalus brandtii (Steindachner, 1867)". GBIF.org . Retrieved May 2, 2014.
1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Myoxocephalus brandtii". FishBase . August 2022 version.
↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Myoxocephalus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 4 February 2023.
↑ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order PERCIFORMES: Suborder COTTOIDEI: Infraorder COTTALES: Family COTTIDAE (Sculpins)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
↑ 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 . PMID 23647664.

External links

Myoxocephalus brandtii at the Encyclopedia of Life

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[1] "Myoxocephalus brandtii (Steindachner, 1867)". GBIF.org . Retrieved May 2, 2014.

[FB-2] 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Myoxocephalus brandtii". FishBase . August 2022 version.

[CofF-3] Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Myoxocephalus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 4 February 2023.

[ETYFish-4] Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order PERCIFORMES: Suborder COTTOIDEI: Infraorder COTTALES: Family COTTIDAE (Sculpins)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 26 May 2025.

[Venmathi_MaranMoon2013-5] 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 . PMID 23647664.

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