Warty sculpin (Myoxocephalus verrucosus)

Scientific name: Myoxocephalus verrucosus Bean, 1881

The Warty sculpin (Myoxocephalus verrucosus) is a marine fish of the family Cottidae. Native range: North Pacific, Laptev Sea and Chukchi Sea to the Kamchatka Gulf, Adak Island in the Aleutian chain and British Columbia, Canada.

Species facts

Scientific name
Myoxocephalus verrucosus
Family
Cottidae (Sculpins)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Depth range
0–550 m (0–1804 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 550 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North Pacific: Laptev Sea and Chukchi Sea to the Kamchatka Gulf, Adak Island in the Aleutian chain and British Columbia, Canada.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries:
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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