Melletes
| Melletes | |
|---|---|
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| M. papilio, the butterfly sculpin, is the type species | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Cottidae |
| Genus: | Melletes Bean, 1880 |
Melletes, the butterfly sculpins, is a genus of sculpins native mostly to the northern Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Bering Sea, and the Arctic Ocean.
Species
There is currently only one recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Melletes papilio T. H. Bean, 1880 (butterfly sculpin)
References
- ↑ Tokranov, AM; Orlov, AM; Sheiko, BA (2003). "Brief review of the genera Hemilepidotus and Melletes (Cottidae) and some traits of the biology of a new species for Russia Hemilepidotus zapus from Pacific waters of the northern Kurils". Journal of Ichthyology. 43 (3): 333–49.
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