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Cottunculus konstantinovi Myagkov, 1991

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
Cottunculus konstantinovi Myagkov, 1991
Name authority
Myagkov, 1991
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Perciformes
Family
Psychrolutidae
Genus
Cottunculus
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. familyPsychrolutidae Günther, 1861
  13. genusCottunculus Collett, 1875
  14. speciesCottunculus konstantinovi Myagkov, 1991

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Cottunculus nudus Nelson, 1989PsychrolutidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Sadko sculpinCottunculus sadko Essipov, 1937PsychrolutidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cottunculus spinosus Gilchrist, 1906PsychrolutidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 33 records assigned to Psychrolutidae.

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. Myagkov, N. A. (1991). New species Cottunculus konstantinovi sp. n., Myagkov from the inshore waters of north Spitsbergen. Byulleten Moskovskogo Obshchestva Ispytatelei Prirody Otdel Biologicheskii [Bulletin of the Moscow Society of Naturalists Biological Series], 96 (3): 37–38. [In Russian.]. 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:6B8DH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.