Ruscarius
Appearance
Ruscarius | |
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Ruscarius meanyi | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Cottidae |
Subfamily: | Cottinae |
Genus: | Ruscarius D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1895 |
Type species | |
Ruscarius meanyi D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1895[1]
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Ruscarius is a genus of ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. These fishes are found in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Species
[edit]There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Ruscarius creaseri (C. L. Hubbs, 1926) (Roughcheek sculpin)
- Ruscarius meanyi (D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1895) (Puget Sound sculpin)
References
[edit]- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Psychrolutinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Ruscarius". FishBase. December 2012 version.