Porocottus

Porocottus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cottidae
Subfamily: Cottinae
Genus: Porocottus
Gill, 1859
Type species
Porocottus quadrifilis
Gill, 1859[1]
Synonyms[1]
Porocottus mednius

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

Taxonomy

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Porocottus was first proposed as a monospecific genus in 1859 by the American biologist Theodore Gill[1] when he described Porocottus quadrifilis from the Bering Strait.[2] The 5th edition of Fishes of the World classifies the genus Artediellus within the subfamily Cottinae of the family Cottidae,[3] however, other authors classify the genus within the subfamily Myoxocephalinae of the family Psychrolutidae.[1]

Species

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Myoxocephalinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Porocottus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 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.
  4. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Porocottus". FishBase. August 2022 version.