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Norway bullhead

Micrenophrys lilljeborgii (Collett, 1875)

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
Micrenophrys lilljeborgii (Collett, 1875)
Name authority
(Collett, 1875)
Common name
Norway bullhead
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Perciformes
Family
Cottidae
Genus
Micrenophrys
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. genusMicrenophrys Andriashev, 1954
  14. speciesMicrenophrys lilljeborgii (Collett, 1875)

Close classified relatives

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

Browse 186 records assigned to Cottidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Enophrys lilljeborgi (Collett, 1875) (Collett, 1875)synonym
Micrenophrys lilljeborgi (Collett, 1875) (Collett, 1875)synonym
Acanthocottus lilljeborgi (Collett, 1875) (Collett, 1875)synonym
Taurulus lilljeborgi (Collett, 1875) (Collett, 1875)synonym
Cottus lilljeborgii Collett, 1875 Collett, 1875synonym
Cottus lilljeborgi Collett, 1875 Collett, 1875synonym

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. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127201 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:73FYN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.