bigmouth sculpin
Hemitripterus bolini (Myers, 1934)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The bigmouth sculpin (Hemitripterus bolini) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Hemitripterinae of the family Agonidae. This species is found in the northern Pacific Ocean from the Bering Sea and the Aleutian Islands south as far as Eureka, California.
Wikipedia contributors, Bigmouth sculpin; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T05:59:34.910658+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hemitripterus bolini (Myers, 1934)
- Name authority
- (Myers, 1934)
- Common name
- bigmouth sculpin
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Hemitripteridae
- Genus
- Hemitripterus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderPerciformes
- suborderCottoidei
- familyHemitripteridae Gill, 1865
- genusHemitripterus Cuvier, 1829
- speciesHemitripterus bolini (Myers, 1934)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hemitripterus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| sea ravenHemitripterus americanus (Gmelin, 1789) | HemitripteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Shaggy sea ravenHemitripterus villosus (Pallas, 1814) | HemitripteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Hemitripterus boline (Myers, 1934) (Myers, 1934) | synonym |
| Ucla bolini Myers, 1934 Myers, 1934 | synonym |
| Ulca bolini Myers, 1934 Myers, 1934 | synonym |
| Hemitripterus marmoratus Bean, 1890 Bean, 1890 | ambiguous synonym |
| Ulca marmorata (Bean, 1890) (Bean, 1890) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=254541 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3KTQ4. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.