Biology:Atopocottus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Atopocottus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cottidae
Subfamily: Cottinae
Genus: Atopocottus
Bolin, 1936
Species:
A. tribranchius
Binomial name
Atopocottus tribranchius
Bolin, 1936

Atopocottus is a monospecific genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. Its only species is Atopocottus tribranchius which is found in the Sea of Japan where it is only known from the waters off of Niigata Prefecture. This species grows to 3 cm (1.2 in) SL.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1094665 entry