Antipodocottus
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Antipodocottus is a genus
of the sculpin family Cottidae
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of the sculpin family Cottidae
Cottidae
The Cottidae is a family of demersal fish in the order Scorpaeniformes, suborder Cottoidei . There are about 300 species in 70 genera of Cottidae that are mostly marine and found in shallow coastal waters in the northern and arctic regions...
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Species
- Genus Antipodocottus
- Antipodocottus elegans Fricke & Brunken, 1984
- Antipodocottus galatheaeAntipodocottus galatheaeAntipodocottus galatheae is a sculpin of the family Cottidae, found on the continental shelf around New Zealand.-References:* Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, ISBN 0-00-216987-8...
Bolin, 1952 - Antipodocottus megalopsAntipodocottus megalopsAntipodocottus megalops is a sculpin of the family Cottidae, found on the continental shelf around New Zealand, at depths of between 400 and 600 m. Its length is up to 5 cm-References:...
DeWitt, 1969 - Antipodocottus mesembrinus (Fricke & Brunken, 1983)