Astrocottus
Genus of fishes
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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.
| Astrocottus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Cottoidei |
| Family: | Psychrolutidae |
| Genus: | Astrocottus Bolin, 1936 |
| Type species | |
| Astrocottus leprops Bolin, 1936[1] | |
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]
