''Astrocottus'' is a
genus
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of
sculpins native to the northwestern
Pacific Ocean
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.
Species
There are currently four recognized
species
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in this genus:
* ''
Astrocottus leprops''
Bolin Bolin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Bert Bolin (1925–2007), Swedish meteorologist
*Bob Bolin (born 1939), American Major League Baseball pitcher
*Charles E. Bolin (1843–1924), American politician
* Jane Bolin (1908–2 ...
, 1936
* ''
Astrocottus matsubarae''
Katayama, 1942
* ''
Astrocottus oyamai''
M. Watanabe, 1958
* ''
Astrocottus regulus''
Tsuruoka
is a city in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 125,389 in 49,024 households, and a population density of 95.74 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Tsuruoka is the biggest city in Tōhoku region ...
, Maruyama Maruyama may refer to:
* Maruyama (surname), a Japanese surname and list of people with the name
* Maruyama, Chiba, a town in Japan
* Maruyama Park in Kyoto
* Mount Maru (disambiguation) Mount Maru may refer to:
* Mount Maru (Esan), a volcano on ...
& Yabe, 2008
References
Cottidae
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by Rolf Ling Bolin
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