Biology:Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus
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Short description: Species of fish
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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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Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus, the great sculpin, s a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. It is found in the North Pacific Ocean from 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.
- ↑ "Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus (Pallas, 1814)". https://www.gbif.org/species/2333818.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "The material properties of acellular bone in a teleost fish". Journal of Experimental Biology 212 (9): 1413–1420. May 2009. doi:10.1242/jeb.020636. PMID 19376962.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2662737 entry
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