Biology:Great sculpin
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Cottidae |
| Genus: | Myoxocephalus |
| Species: | M. polyacanthocephalus
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| Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus (Pallas, 1814)
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Cottus polyacanthocephalus | |
The great sculpin (Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus) 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 (state) .[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
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus" in FishBase. April 2014 version.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Bottomfish Identification Guide: Great Sculpin Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus". http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/bottomfish/identification/sculpins/m_polyacanthocephalus.html. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus (Pallas, 1814)". https://www.gbif.org/species/2333818. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
- ↑ TenBrink, Todd T. (2009). NORTH PACIFIC RESEARCH BOARD FINAL REPORT (Report). National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA). pp. 54–81.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2662737 entry
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