Myoxocephalus brandtii
Species of fish
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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.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Cottoidei |
| Family: | Psychrolutidae |
| Genus: | Myoxocephalus |
| Species: | M. brandtii |
| Binomial name | |
| Myoxocephalus brandtii (Steindachner, 1867)[1] | |
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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]
