Great sculpin (Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus)

Scientific name: Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus Pallas, 1814

Great sculpin (Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus)

The Great sculpin (Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus) is a marine fish of the family Cottidae. Native range: North Pacific, Hokkaido, Japan and Kamchatka, Russia through the Aleutian Islands to the Bering Sea coast of Alaska and Puget Sound, Washington, USA.

Biology

Occurs in the intertidal area and to 244 m depth, on sand and mud bottoms. Feeds on small fishes. Often caught near shore.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus
Family
Cottidae (Sculpins)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
80.0
Depth range
0–775 m (0–2543 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; amphidromous; depth range 0 - 775 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North Pacific: Hokkaido, Japan and Kamchatka, Russia through the Aleutian Islands to the Bering Sea coast of Alaska and Puget Sound, Washington, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tm=6-8; tmax=9-13; K=0.08-0.21; Fec=2,00-10,000)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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