Malacocottus

Malacocottus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Scorpaeniformes
Family:	Psychrolutidae
Genus:	Malacocottus; T. H. Bean, 1890

Malacocottus is a genus of fatheads native to the northern Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:[1]

Malacocottus gibber Ki. Sakamoto, 1930
Malacocottus kincaidi C. H. Gilbert & J. C. Thompson, 1905 (Blackfin sculpin)
Malacocottus zonurus T. H. Bean, 1890 (Darkfin sculpin)

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References

Stevenson, D.E. (2015): The Validity of Nominal Species of Malacocottus (Teleostei: Cottiformes: Psychrolutidae) Known from the Eastern North Pacific with a Key to the Species. Copeia, 2015, 103 (1): 22-33.

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[Stevenson2015-1] Stevenson, D.E. (2015): The Validity of Nominal Species of Malacocottus (Teleostei: Cottiformes: Psychrolutidae) Known from the Eastern North Pacific with a Key to the Species. Copeia, 2015, 103 (1): 22-33.