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Malacocottus

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Malacocottus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Cottoidei
Family: Psychrolutidae
Genus: Malacocottus
T. H. Bean, 1890
Type species
Malacocottus zonurus
T. H. Bean 1890[1]

Malacocottus is a genus of fatheads native to the northern Pacific Ocean. Malacocottus are typically occupied in the benthic zone near the bottom of the northern Pacific Ocean.[2]

Species

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There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:[3]

FishBase recognizes 4 species in this genus but other authorities treat M. aleuticus as a synonym of M. zonurus.[4]

References

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  1. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Psychrolutidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  2. Stevenson, Duane E. (March 2015). "The Validity of Nominal Species of Malacocottus (Teleostei: Cottiformes: Psychrolutidae) Known from the Eastern North Pacific with a Key to the Species". Copeia. 103 (1): 22–33. doi:10.1643/CI-14-074. S2CID 85952531. ProQuest 1675191904.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Malacocottus". FishBase. February 2023 version.
  4. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Malacocottus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 March 2023.

Further reading

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