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Genera in the family or subfamily Myoxocephalinae: [ 21 ] records

Acanthocottus Girard [C. F.] 1850:185 Masc. Cottus groenlandicus Cuvier 1829. Type by subsequent designation. Type apparently designated by Sauvage 1878:137 [not researched] and by Jordan & Evermann 1898:1970 [ref. 2444]. •Synonym of Myoxocephalus Tilesius 1811 -- (Neelov 1973:597 [ref. 7219], Neelov 1979:120 [ref. 3152]). Current status: Synonym of Myoxocephalus Tilesius 1811. Psychrolutidae: Myoxocephalinae.

Ainocottus Jordan [D. S.] & Starks [E. C.] 1904:283 Masc. Ainocottus ensiger Jordan & Starks 1904. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Ainocottus Jordan & Starks 1904 -- (Watanabe 1960:87 [ref. 11959], and other authors). •Synonym of Myoxocephalus Tilesius 1811 -- (Neelov 1979:120 [ref. 3152], Parin et al. 2002:S80 [ref. 28300], Parin et al. 2014:260 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Myoxocephalus Tilesius 1811. Psychrolutidae: Myoxocephalinae.

Argyrocottus Herzenstein [S. M.] 1892:219 Masc. Argyrocottus zanderi Herzenstein 1892. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Argyrocottus Herzenstein 1892 -- (Watanabe 1960:128 [ref. 11959], Neelov 1979:115, 141 [ref. 3152], Washington et al. 1984:442 [ref. 13660], Yabe in Masuda et al. 1984:327 [ref. 6441], Yabe 1985:111 [ref. 11522], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:225 [ref. 15964], Parin et al. 2002:S68 [ref. 28300], Parin et al. 2014:234 [ref. 33547], Balakirev et al. 2020:11 [ref. 37873], Radchenko et al. 2021:[9] [ref. 38826]). Current status: Valid as Argyrocottus Herzenstein 1892. Psychrolutidae: Myoxocephalinae.

Aspicottus Girard [C. F.] 1854:130 Masc. Aspicottus bison Girard 1854. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan & Evermann 1898:1937 [ref. 2444]. Misspelled Aspidocottus by Bleeker 1859:xxiv [ref. 371]. •Valid as Aspicottus Girard 1854 -- (Neelov 1979:115, 147 [ref. 3152], Radchenko et al. 2021:[9] [ref. 38826]). •Synonym of Enophrys Swainson 1839 -- (Bolin 1944:90 [ref. 6379], Sandercock & Wilimovsky 1968:833 [ref. 26414]). Current status: Synonym of Enophrys Swainson 1839. Psychrolutidae: Myoxocephalinae.

Boreocottus Gill [T. N.] 1859:166 Masc. Boreocottus axillaris Gill 1859. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Myoxocephalus Tilesius 1811 -- (Neelov 1979:120 [ref. 3152], Parin et al. 2002:S80 [ref. 28300], Parin et al. 2014:260 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Myoxocephalus Tilesius 1811. Psychrolutidae: Myoxocephalinae.

Ceratocottus Gill [T. N.] 1859:165 Masc. Cottus diceraus Pallas 1787. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Ceratocottus Gill 1859 -- (Watanabe 1960:110 [ref. 11959]). •Synonym of Enophrys Swainson 1839 -- (Bolin 1944:90 [ref. 6379], Sandercock & Wilimovsky 1968:833 [ref. 26414], Neelov 1979:145 [ref. 3152], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:229 [ref. 15964], Parin et al. 2002:S73 [ref. 28300], Parin et al. 2014:245 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Enophrys Swainson 1839. Psychrolutidae: Myoxocephalinae.

Clypeocottus Ayres [W. O.] 1854:12 Masc. Clypeocottus robustus Ayres 1854. Type by monotypy. Read at meeting of 9 Oct. 1854; appeared first in "The Pacific" newspaper, 13 Oct. 1854, 3(48):194; then in the Proceedings (pp. 11-12). On p. 11 Ayres notes that Aspicottus bison Girard (Aug. 1854) preceeded description of C. robustus. •Synonym of Aspicottus Girard 1854 -- (Neelov 1979:147 [ref. 3152]). •Synonym of Enophrys Swainson 1839 -- (Bolin 1944:90 [ref. 6379], Sandercock & Wilimovsky 1968:833 [ref. 26414]). Current status: Synonym of Enophrys Swainson 1839. Psychrolutidae: Myoxocephalinae.

Crossias Jordan [D. S.] & Starks [E. C.] 1904:296 Masc. Crossias allisi Jordan & Starks 1904. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Crossias Jordan & Starks 1904 -- (Watanabe 1960:162 [ref. 11959], Washington et al. 1984:442 [ref. 13660]). •Synonym of Porocottus Gill 1859, but a valid subgenus Crossias -- (Neelov 1979:135 [ref. 3152], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:220 [ref. 15964]). •Synonym of Porocottus Gill 1859 -- (Parin et al. 2002:S83 [ref. 28300], Parin et al. 2014:268 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Porocottus Gill 1859. Psychrolutidae: Myoxocephalinae.

Enophrys Swainson [W.] 1839:181, 271 Fem. Cottus claviger Cuvier 1829. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Enophrys Swainson 1839 -- (Bolin 1944:90 [ref. 6379], Sandercock & Wilimovsky 1968:833 [ref. 26414], Neelov 1979:115, 145 [ref. 3152], Washington et al. 1984:442 [ref. 13660], Yabe in Masuda et al. 1984:328 [ref. 6441], Yabe 1985:111 [ref. 11522], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:229 [ref. 15964], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:401 [ref. 25968], Parin et al. 2002:S73 [ref. 28300], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:123 [ref. 31212], Parin et al. 2014:245 [ref. 33547], Pietsch & Orr 2015:40 [ref. 34694], Mecklenburg et al. 2016:53 [ref. 34440], Radchenko et al. 2021:[9] [ref. 38826]). Current status: Valid as Enophrys Swainson 1839. Psychrolutidae: Myoxocephalinae.

Littocottus (subgenus of Myoxocephalus) Neelov [A. V.] 1979:123 Masc. Cottus niger Bean 1881. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Myoxocephalus Tilesius 1811 -- (Parin et al. 2002:S80 [ref. 28300], Parin et al. 2014:260 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Myoxocephalus Tilesius 1811. Psychrolutidae: Myoxocephalinae.

Megalocottus Gill [T. N.] 1861:166 Masc. Cottus platycephalus Pallas 1814. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Megalocottus Gill 1861 -- (Neelov 1979:115, 129 [ref. 3152], Washington et al. 1984:443 [ref. 13660], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:215 [ref. 15964], Sideleva 1998:152 [ref. 23595], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:401 [ref. 25968], Parin et al. 2002:S79 [ref. 28300], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:189 [ref. 28183], Parin et al. 2014:257 [ref. 33547], Mecklenburg et al. 2016:72 [ref. 34440], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:64 [ref. 35138], Balakirev et al. 2020:11 [ref. 37873], Radchenko et al. 2021:[9] [ref. 38826]). Current status: Valid as Megalocottus Gill 1861. Psychrolutidae: Myoxocephalinae.

Microcottus Schmidt [P. Yu.] 1940:378 Masc. Acanthocottus sellaris Gilbert 1896. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Microcottus Schmidt 1940 -- (Neelov 1979:115, 134 [ref. 3152], Yabe et al. 1983:460-461 [ref. 5423], Washington et al. 1984:443 [ref. 13660], Yabe in Masuda et al. 1984:327 [ref. 6441], Yabe 1985:111 [ref. 11522], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:218 [ref. 15964], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:402 [ref. 25968], Parin et al. 2002:S80 [ref. 28300], Yabe & Pietsch 2003:276 [ref. 27215], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:123 [ref. 31212], Parin et al. 2014:259 [ref. 33547], Balakirev et al. 2020:11 [ref. 37873], Radchenko et al. 2021:[9] [ref. 38826]). Current status: Valid as Microcottus Schmidt 1940. Psychrolutidae: Myoxocephalinae.

Myoxocephalus Tilesius [W. G. von] (ex Steller) 1811:273 Masc. Myoxocephalus stelleri Tilesius 1811. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Myoxocephalus Tilesius 1811 -- (Watanabe 1960:64 [ref. 11959], Neelov 1973:597 [ref. 7219], Neelov 1979:115, 120 [ref. 3152], Washington et al. 1984:443 [ref. 13660], Yabe in Masuda et al. 1984:326 [ref. 6441], Yabe 1985:111 [ref. 11522], Fedorov in Whitehead et al. 1986:1253 [ref. 13677], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:206 [ref. 15964], Sideleva 1998:153 [ref. 23595], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:402 [ref. 25968], Parin et al. 2002:S80 [ref. 28300], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:190 [ref. 28183], Scharpf 2008:11 [ref. 30399], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:123 [ref. 31212], Goto et al. 2014:1 [ref. 33456], Parin et al. 2014:259 [ref. 33547], Pietsch & Orr 2015:43 [ref. 34694], Mecklenburg et al. 2016:76 [ref. 34440], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:65 [ref. 35138], Balakirev et al. 2020:9 [ref. 37873], Radchenko et al. 2021:[9] [ref. 38826]). Current status: Valid as Myoxocephalus Tilesius 1811. Psychrolutidae: Myoxocephalinae.

Onchocottus Gill [T. N.] 1861:42 Masc. Cottus hexacornis of Storer 1846 (= Cottus hexacornis Richardson 1823). Type by monotypy. Spelled Oncocottus by Gill 1862:13 [ref. 1654] in which type is stated by Gill (footnote, p. 13) to be Cottus quadricornis of Europe, but quadricornis not an included species with the original description of the genus. •Synonym of Myoxocephalus Tilesius 1811 -- (Neelov 1973:597 [ref. 7219]). •Synonym of Triglopsis Girard 1851 -- (Neelov 1979:131 [ref. 3152] but with wrong type and as Oncocottus, Parin et al. 2002:S89 [ref. 28300], Parin et al. 2014:260 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Myoxocephalus Tilesius 1811. Psychrolutidae: Myoxocephalinae.

Oncocottus Gill [T. N.] 1862:13 Masc. Cottus quadricornis Linnaeus 1758. •Treated as a synonym of Myoxocephalus Tilesius 1811 -- (Parin et al. 2014:260 [ref. 33547] but possibly confused with Onchocottus Gill 1861). See Onchocottus. Current status: Synonym of Myoxocephalus Tilesius 1811. Psychrolutidae: Myoxocephalinae.

Parenophrys Taranetz [A. Ya.] 1941:433 Fem. Cottus bubalis Euphrasen 1786. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Enophrys Swainson 1839 -- (Sandercock & Wilimovsky 1968:833 [ref. 26414]). •Objective synonym of Taurulus Gratzianov 1907 -- (Neelov 1973:600 [ref. 7219], Neelov 1979:149 [ref. 3152], Parin et al. 2002:S86 [ref. 28300], Parin et al. 2014:273 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Taurulus Gratzianov 1907. Psychrolutidae: Myoxocephalinae.

Porocottus Gill [T. N.] 1859:166 Masc. Porocottus quadrifilis Gill 1859. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Porocottus Gill 1859 -- (Watanabe 1960:90 [ref. 11959], Neelov 1979:115, 135 [ref. 3152], Washington et al. 1984:443 [ref. 13660], Yabe in Masuda et al. 1984:327 [ref. 6441], Yabe 1985:111 [ref. 11522], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:220 [ref. 15964], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:402 [ref. 25968], Muto et al. 2002:229 [ref. 26331], Parin et al. 2002:S83 [ref. 28300], Kontula et al. 2003:149 [ref. 26791], Parin et al. 2014:267 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:67 [ref. 35138], Balakirev et al. 2020:11 [ref. 37873], Radchenko et al. 2021:[9] [ref. 38826]). Current status: Valid as Porocottus Gill 1859. Psychrolutidae: Myoxocephalinae.

Ptyonotus Günther [A.] 1860:175 Masc. Triglopsis thompsonii Girard 1851. Type by being a replacement name. Unneeded replacement for and objective synonym of Triglopsis Girard 1851, not preoccupied by Triglops. •Synonym of Triglopsis Girard 1851 -- (Neelov 1979:131 [ref. 3152], Parin et al. 2002:S89 [ref. 28300]). •Synonym of Myoxocephalus Tilesius 1811. Current status: Synonym of Myoxocephalus Tilesius 1811. Psychrolutidae: Myoxocephalinae.

Scorpichthes (subgenus of Cottus) Bonaparte [C. L.] 1846:62 Masc. Cottus scorpius Linnaeus 1758. Type by subsequent designation. Apparently not available, plural form only in parallel with "Cotti" as two subgroups of Cottus. •In the synonymy of Myoxocephalus Tilesius 1811. Current status: Synonym of Myoxocephalus Tilesius 1811. Psychrolutidae: Myoxocephalinae.

Taurulus (subgenus of Myoxocephalus) Gratzianov [V. I.] 1907:296, 316 Masc. Cottus bubalis Euphrasen 1786. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Enophrys Swainson 1839 -- (Sandercock & Wilimovsky 1968:833 [ref. 26414]). •Valid as Taurulus Gratzianov 1907 -- (Neelov 1973:600 [ref. 7219], Neelov 1979:116, 149 [ref. 3152], Yabe 1985:111 [ref. 11522], Fedorov in Whitehead et al. 1986:1255 [ref. 13677], Parin et al. 2014:273 [ref. 33547], Radchenko et al. 2021:[9] [ref. 38826]). Current status: Valid as Taurulus Gratzianov 1907. Psychrolutidae: Myoxocephalinae.

Triglopsis Girard [C. F.] 1851:18 Fem. Triglopsis thompsonii Girard 1851. Type by monotypy. Ptyonotus Günther 1860 is an unneeded replacement. •Valid as Triglopsis Girard 1851 -- (Neelov 1979:115, 131 [ref. 3152], Fedorov in Whitehead et al. 1986:1259 [ref. 13677], Sideleva 1998:154 [ref. 23595], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:29 [ref. 25650], Parin et al. 2002:S89 [ref. 28300], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:191 [ref. 28183], Radchenko et al. 2021:[9] [ref. 38826]). •Synonym of Myoxocephalus Tilesius 1811 -- (Scott & Crossman 1998:843 [ref. 24570], and later authors, Parin et al. 2014:260 [ref. 33547], Mecklenburg et al. 2016:81 [ref. 34440]). Current status: Synonym of Myoxocephalus Tilesius 1811. Psychrolutidae: Myoxocephalinae.