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Myoxocephalus yesoensis Snyder, 1911

Source-backed taxonomic record

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.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Myoxocephalus yesoensis Snyder, 1911
Name authority
Snyder, 1911
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Perciformes
Family
Cottidae
Genus
Myoxocephalus
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderPerciformes
  11. suborderCottoidei
  12. familyCottidae Bonaparte, 1831
  13. genusMyoxocephalus Tilesius, 1811
  14. speciesMyoxocephalus yesoensis Snyder, 1911

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Myoxocephalus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
plain sculpinMyoxocephalus jaok (Cuvier, 1829)CottidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Myoxocephalus matsubarai Watanabe, 1958CottidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
great sculpinMyoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus (Pallas, 1814)CottidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Short spined sea scorpionMyoxocephalus scorpius (Linnaeus, 1758)CottidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Steller's sculpinMyoxocephalus stelleri Tilesius, 1811CottidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Tuberculated sculpinMyoxocephalus tuberculatus Soldatov & Pavlenko, 1922CottidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Snowy sculpinMyoxocephalus brandtii (Steindachner, 1867)CottidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
warthead sculpinMyoxocephalus niger (Bean, 1881)CottidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Okhotsk warty sculpinMyoxocephalus ochotensis Schmidt, 1929CottidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
longhorn sculpinMyoxocephalus octodecemspinosus (Mitchill, 1814)CottidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
fourhorn sculpinMyoxocephalus quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758)CottidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Arctic sculpinMyoxocephalus scorpioides (Fabricius, 1780)CottidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 186 records assigned to Cottidae.

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.

  1. Snyder, J. O. (1911). Descriptions of new genera and species of fishes from Japan and the Riu Kiu Islands. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, v. 40 (no. 1836): 525–549. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.1836.525 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:456M5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.