Threadfoot sculpin

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Argyrocottus is a monospecific genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. Its only species is Argyrocottus zanderi which is found in the northwestern Pacific Ocean from Japan to the Kuril Islands and in the Sea of Japan. It is found at depths of from 0 to 85 metres (0 to 279 ft). This species grows to a standard length of 9 centimetres (3.5 in). This taxon was first formally described in 1892 by the Russian zoologist Solomon Herzenstein with its type locality given as Korsakov on Sakhalin in the Sea of Okhotsk. The 5th edition of Fishes of the World classifies the genus Argyrocottus within the subfamily Cottinae of the family Cottidae, however, other authors classify the genus within the subfamily Myoxocephalinae of the family Psychrolutidae. although others place the subfamily Myoxocephalinae within the Cottidae.

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Identity & source status

Scientific name

Argyrocottus zanderi Herzenstein, 1892

Name authority

Herzenstein, 1892

Common name

Threadfoot sculpin

Rank

species

Accepted status

accepted

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Teleostei

Order

Perciformes

Family

Cottidae

Genus

Argyrocottus

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. genusArgyrocottus Herzenstein, 1892
14. speciesArgyrocottus zanderi Herzenstein, 1892

Close classified relatives

No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.

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. Herzenstein, S. M. (1892). Ichthyologische Bemerkungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum der Kaiserlichen Akademie Wissenschaften. III. Mélanges Biologiques, Tirés Du Bulletin Physico-Mathématique de l’Académie Impériale Des Sciences de St. Pétersbourg v. 13 (Pt 2): 219-235. [See Also Bulletin de l’Académie Impériale Des Sciences de St. Petersbourg (N. S.), 13 (pt 2): 219–235. [See also Bulletin de l’Académie Impériale des Sciences de St. Petersbourgs.) v. 3: 49–65.]. 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:67R6V. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.