Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus

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Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cottidae
Genus: Myoxocephalus
Species:
M. polyacanthocephalus
Binomial name
Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus
(Pallas, 1814)
Synonyms

Cottus polyacanthocephalus

Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus, the great sculpin, is a North Pacific species of sculpin in the family Cottidae. Its range encompasses the Bering Sea and the Aleutian Islands, and extends from Hokkaido and the Kamchatka Peninsula to the Puget Sound, Washington.[1][2][3] It is the largest member of the genus Myoxocephalus and the second most common in the Bering Sea.[4] It can grow to a size of 80 cm and 9 kg weight.[2]

Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus is a predatory fish.[5] It has acellular bones.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus" in FishBase. April 2014 version.
  2. ^ a b "Bottomfish Identification Guide: Great Sculpin Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus". Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
  3. ^ "Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus (Pallas, 1814)". GBIF.org. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
  4. ^ TenBrink, Todd T. (2009). "Chapter 3: Age, growth, reproduction, and mortality of the great Sculpin, Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus, in the Eastern Bering Sea". NORTH PACIFIC RESEARCH BOARD FINAL REPORT (Report). National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA). pp. 54–81.
  5. ^ Tokranov, A. M.; Orlov, A. M. (December 2013). "Feeding pattern of the great sculpin Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus (Cottidae) and its position in the trophic system of near-Kamchatka waters". Journal of Ichthyology. 53 (11): 969–981. doi:10.1134/s0032945213110088. S2CID 6556127.
  6. ^ Horton JM, Summers AP (2009) (2009). "The material properties of acellular bone in a teleost fish". J Exp Biol. 212 (Pt 9): 1413–20. doi:10.1242/jeb.020636. PMID 19376962.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)

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