| Ocynectes | |
|---|---|
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| O. maschalis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Cottidae |
| Subfamily: | Cottinae |
| Genus: | Ocynectes D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1904 |
| Type species | |
| Ocynectes maschalis Jordan & Starks, 1904 [1] | |
Ocynectes is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. This species is found in tidepools in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
Ocynectes was first proposed as a monospecific genus in 1904 by the American ichthyologists David Starr Jordan and Edwin Chapin Starks with Ocynectes maschalis, which they described from Wakanoura in Wakayama Prefecture in Japan, designated as its type species. [1] [2] The 5th edition of Fishes of the World classifies this genus within the subfamily Cottinae of the family Cottidae, [3] however, other authors classify the genus within the subfamily Psychrolutinae of the family Psychrolutidae. [1]
Ocynectes is a combination of ocy, which means "swift", and nectes, meaning "swimmer", an allusion to the large pectoral fins of O. maschalis. [4]
Ocynectes currently contains two recognized species: [5]
Ocynectes was described by Jordan and Starks as being similar to Bero but they highlighted a difference in the lateral line which is not protected by concealed plates, has a tentacle at each pore and is not undulating towards the head. They also note the very large head which was greater than the length of the head or around half the length of the body. [6] Both species are small fishes, O. maschalis attains a maximum published standard length of 10 cm (3.9 in) while O. modestus it is 7 cm (2.8 in). [5]
Ocynectes sculpins are found in the northwestern Pacific Ocean around Japan and Sakhalin with O. maschalis being reported from South Korea. [7] Both species are found in tidal pools. [7] [8]
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Artediellus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. Most of the fishes in this genus are found in the northern Pacific Ocean but they also occur in the Arctic and North Atlantic Oceans.
Artedius is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. These fishes are found in the northern Pacific Ocean.
Bero elegans is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. This species is found in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. This species grows to a length of 20 centimetres (7.9 in) TL. It is the only known member of the genus Bero.
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Enophrys is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. These fishes are found in the northern and eastern Pacific Ocean.
Furcina is a small genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. This species is found in the northwestern Pacific Ocean from around Japan and the Republic of Korea.
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Alcichthys is a monospecific genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the "typical" sculpins. The only species in the genus is Alcichthys elongatus, which occurs in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
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