WoRMS taxon details
Myoxocephalus quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758)
254529 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:254529)
accepted
Species
Cottus hexacornis Richardson, 1823 · unaccepted
Cottus latifrons Gratzianov, 1904 · unaccepted
Cottus quadricornis Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Cottus quadricornis asundensis Lönnberg, 1932 · unaccepted
Cottus quadricornis borkensis Lönnberg, 1939 · unaccepted
Cottus quadricornis frykenensis Lönnberg, 1932 · unaccepted
Cottus quadricornis kallavesensis Lönnberg, 1933 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cottus quadricornis lonnbergi Lönnberg, 1919 · unaccepted
Cottus quadricornis oernensis Lönnberg, 1932 · unaccepted
Cottus quadricornis pygmaeus Lönnberg, 1933 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cottus quadricornis relicta Lilljeborg, 1891 · unaccepted
Cottus quadricornis vaenernensis Lönnberg, 1932 · unaccepted
Cottus quadricornis vermelnensis Nybelin, 1940 · unaccepted
Myoxocephalus quadricornis lonnbergi Berg, 1916 · unaccepted
Onchocottus hexacornis (Richardson, 1823) · unaccepted
Onchocottus quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Oncocottus hexacornis (Richardson, 1823) · unaccepted (synonym)
Oncocottus quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (synonym)
Onocottus hexacornis (Richardson, 1823) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Triglops quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Triglopsis quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
- Subspecies Myoxocephalus quadricornis hexacornis (Richardson, 1823) accepted as Myoxocephalus quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Subspecies Myoxocephalus quadricornis labradoricus (Girard, 1850) accepted as Myoxocephalus quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Subspecies Myoxocephalus quadricornis lonnbergi Berg, 1916 accepted as Myoxocephalus quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Subspecies Myoxocephalus quadricornis onegensis Berg & Popov, 1932 accepted as Myoxocephalus quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Subspecies Myoxocephalus quadricornis quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Myoxocephalus quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Subspecies Myoxocephalus quadricornis relicta (Lilljeborg, 1891) accepted as Myoxocephalus quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cottus quadricornis Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Myoxocephalus quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=254529 on 2026-05-28
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cottus quadricornis Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Huettmann, F. (2007). ArcOD species list by Falk Huettmann. provided on 2007-11-25. (look up in IMIS) [details]
[request]basis of record Huettmann, F. (2007). ArcOD species list by Falk Huettmann. provided on 2007-11-25. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | gehoornde zeedonderpad [from synonym] | [details] |
| English | four-horned sculpinfourhorn sculpin | [details] |
| Finnish | härkäsimppu [from synonym] | [details] |
| French | chaboisseau à quatre cornes | [details] |
| Lithuanian | ragys [from synonym] | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | hornulke | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | hornulke | [details] |
| Polish | kur rogacz [from synonym] | [details] |
| Russian | четырехрогий бычок [from synonym]Четырехрогий бычок | [details] |
| Swedish | hornsimpa [from synonym] | [details] |
| Welsh | sgorpion môr pedwar-corn [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (34 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Myoxocephalus quadricornis hexacornis (Richardson, 1823))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Onocottus hexacornis (Richardson, 1823))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Oncocottus hexacornis (Richardson, 1823))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (241 publications) (from synonym Cottus quadricornis Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Oncocottus quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications) (from synonym Cottus hexacornis Richardson, 1823)
To Dyntaxa (from synonym Triglopsis quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Myoxocephalus quadricornis)
To FishBase (from synonym Cottus latifrons Gratzianov, 1904)
To FishBase (from synonym Cottus quadricornis Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Cottus hexacornis Richardson, 1823)
To FishBase (from synonym Triglopsis quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Myoxocephalus quadricornis lonnbergi Berg, 1916)
To FishBase (from synonym Myoxocephalus quadricornis onegensis Berg & Popov, 1932)
To FishBase (from synonym Myoxocephalus quadricornis quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Myoxocephalus quadricornis relicta (Lilljeborg, 1891))
To FishBase (from synonym Cottus quadricornis asundensis Lönnberg, 1932)
To FishBase (from synonym Cottus quadricornis borkensis Lönnberg, 1939)
To FishBase (from synonym Cottus quadricornis frykenensis Lönnberg, 1932)
To FishBase (from synonym Cottus quadricornis kallavesensis Lönnberg, 1933)
To FishBase (from synonym Cottus quadricornis lonnbergi Lönnberg, 1919)
To FishBase (from synonym Cottus quadricornis oernensis Lönnberg, 1932)
To FishBase (from synonym Cottus quadricornis pygmaeus Lönnberg, 1933)
To FishBase (from synonym Cottus quadricornis relicta Lilljeborg, 1891)
To FishBase (from synonym Cottus quadricornis vaenernensis Lönnberg, 1932)
To FishBase (from synonym Cottus quadricornis vermelnensis Nybelin, 1940)
To FishBase (from synonym Oncocottus quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Oncocottus hexacornis (Richardson, 1823))
To FishBase (from synonym Onocottus hexacornis (Richardson, 1823))
To FishBase (from synonym Triglops quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Triglopsis quadricornis quadricorniis (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Myoxocephalus quadricornis hexacornis (Richardson, 1823))
To FishSounds
To GenBank (114 nucleotides; 150 proteins)
To GenBank (114 nucleotides; 150 proteins) (from synonym Triglopsis quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758))
To GenBank (114 nucleotides; 150 proteins) (from synonym Cottus quadricornis Linnaeus, 1758)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Triglopsis quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Oncocottus quadricornis P08965 illustration) (from synonym Triglopsis quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758))
To PESI (from synonym Triglopsis quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758))
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Myoxocephalus quadricornis hexacornis (Richardson, 1823))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Onocottus hexacornis (Richardson, 1823))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Oncocottus hexacornis (Richardson, 1823))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (241 publications) (from synonym Cottus quadricornis Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Oncocottus quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications) (from synonym Cottus hexacornis Richardson, 1823)
To Dyntaxa (from synonym Triglopsis quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Myoxocephalus quadricornis)
To FishBase (from synonym Cottus latifrons Gratzianov, 1904)
To FishBase (from synonym Cottus quadricornis Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Cottus hexacornis Richardson, 1823)
To FishBase (from synonym Triglopsis quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Myoxocephalus quadricornis lonnbergi Berg, 1916)
To FishBase (from synonym Myoxocephalus quadricornis onegensis Berg & Popov, 1932)
To FishBase (from synonym Myoxocephalus quadricornis quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Myoxocephalus quadricornis relicta (Lilljeborg, 1891))
To FishBase (from synonym Cottus quadricornis asundensis Lönnberg, 1932)
To FishBase (from synonym Cottus quadricornis borkensis Lönnberg, 1939)
To FishBase (from synonym Cottus quadricornis frykenensis Lönnberg, 1932)
To FishBase (from synonym Cottus quadricornis kallavesensis Lönnberg, 1933)
To FishBase (from synonym Cottus quadricornis lonnbergi Lönnberg, 1919)
To FishBase (from synonym Cottus quadricornis oernensis Lönnberg, 1932)
To FishBase (from synonym Cottus quadricornis pygmaeus Lönnberg, 1933)
To FishBase (from synonym Cottus quadricornis relicta Lilljeborg, 1891)
To FishBase (from synonym Cottus quadricornis vaenernensis Lönnberg, 1932)
To FishBase (from synonym Cottus quadricornis vermelnensis Nybelin, 1940)
To FishBase (from synonym Oncocottus quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Oncocottus hexacornis (Richardson, 1823))
To FishBase (from synonym Onocottus hexacornis (Richardson, 1823))
To FishBase (from synonym Triglops quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Triglopsis quadricornis quadricorniis (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Myoxocephalus quadricornis hexacornis (Richardson, 1823))
To FishSounds
To GenBank (114 nucleotides; 150 proteins)
To GenBank (114 nucleotides; 150 proteins) (from synonym Triglopsis quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758))
To GenBank (114 nucleotides; 150 proteins) (from synonym Cottus quadricornis Linnaeus, 1758)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Triglopsis quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Oncocottus quadricornis P08965 illustration) (from synonym Triglopsis quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758))
To PESI (from synonym Triglopsis quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758))
To PESI
To ITIS
Unreviewed
