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Myoxocephalus
''Myoxocephalus'' is a genus of fish in the sculpin family Cottidae. Most species live in marine waters, but there are also three freshwater species, including two that occupy northern lakes ('' Myoxocephalus quadricornis'' and '' M. thompsonii''). The name is derived from Greek ''myos'' (muscle) and ''kephale'' (head). Species There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus: * ''Myoxocephalus aenaeus'' ( Mitchill, 1814) (Grubby) * '' Myoxocephalus brandtii'' ( Steindachner, 1867) * '' Myoxocephalus jaok'' (G. Cuvier, 1829) (Plain sculpin) * '' Myoxocephalus matsubarai'' (Watanabe, 1958) ( ? = '' M. jaok'')Eschmeyer, W.N. (2015matsubarai, MyoxocephalusCatalog of Fishes (March 2015) * '' Myoxocephalus niger'' ( T. H. Bean, 1881) (Warthead sculpin) * '' Myoxocephalus ochotensis'' ( P. J. Schmidt, 1929) * ''Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus'' ( Mitchill, 1815) (Longhorn sculpin) * '' Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus'' (Pallas, 1814) (Great sculpin) * '' Myoxocephalus q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myoxocephalus Aenaeus
''Myoxocephalus aenaeus'', commonly known as the grubby, or little sculpin, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the Family (biology), family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. This species is found in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean. Taxonomy ''Myoxocephalus aenaeus'' was first formally Species description, described as ''Cottus aenaeus'' in 1814 by the American physician and naturalist Samuel L. Mitchill with its type locality given as New York. The Specific name (zoology), specific name ''aenaeus'' means "brazen", as in brassy, a reference to the yellowish "brass-colored" body and "brassy-white" belly. Description ''Myoxocephalus aenaeus'' is variable in color, varying from brown to gray, marked with darker saddles along the back. The upper spine on the preoperculum is not greater than double the length of the lower spine. There is no pore under the gills behind the last gill arch. The anal fin is supported by between 9 and 11 soft rays. This species reaches a maxi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myoxocephalus Scorpius
''Myoxocephalus scorpius'', typically known as the shorthorn sculpin or bull-rout, is a species of fish in the family Cottidae. It is a demersal species of the Northern Atlantic and adjacent subarctic and Arctic seas.Shorthorn Sculpin, ''Myoxocephalus scorpius'' Canada's Polar Life: Organisms. www.polarlife.ca The species has many English names that are used less frequently or in small parts of its range, including Arctic sculpin, daddy sculpin, European sculpin, father-lasher, goat sculpin, Greenland sculpin, guffy, horny whore, pig-fish, scully, scummy, short-spined sea scorpion and warty sculpin. Appearance It reaches maturity at in length and specimens from the Arctic and subarctic, which grow to the largest size, can reach up to . The fish has a squat ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myoxocephalus Stelleri
Steller's sculpin (''Myoxocephalus stelleri''), also known as frog sculpin, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. This species is found in the northern Pacific, from the Aleutian Islands to the Sea of Okhotsk and the Sea of Japan. Described by Wilhelm Gottlieb Tilesius von Tilenau in 1811, it is the type species of the genus ''Myoxocephalus ''Myoxocephalus'' is a genus of fish in the sculpin family Cottidae. Most species live in marine waters, but there are also three freshwater species, including two that occupy northern lakes ('' Myoxocephalus quadricornis'' and '' M. thompsonii'' ...''. References External links Frog Sculpin (''Myoxocephalus stelleri '')at thEncyclopedia of Life stelleri Fish of the Pacific Ocean Fish of Russia Fish of Japan Taxa named by Wilhelm Gottlieb Tilesius von Tilenau Fish described in 1811 Fauna of the Aleutian Islands {{Scorpaeniformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myoxocephalus Thompsonii
The deepwater sculpin (''Myoxocephalus thompsonii'') is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cottidae of order Scorpaeniformes. It is a glacial relict, native to a limited number of deep, cold lakes in Canada and the United States. The deepwater sculpin was first described in 1851 by Charles Frédéric Girard under the name ''Triglopsis thompsonii''. The description was based on specimens obtained by Spencer Fullerton Baird for the Smithsonian Institution from the stomachs of Burbot caught by fishermen on Lake Ontario. The name ''Triglopsis'' referred to its resemblance to the Piper gurnard. The specific epithet honored fellow naturalist Rev. Zadock Thompson of Burlington, Vermont. The similarity between this species and the Fourhorn sculpin led to some taxonomic discussion. Some authors considered it a subspecies (''Myoxocephalus quadricornis thompsonii''), while other authors maintained it as a species within the same genus (''Myoxocephalus thompsonii''). Mitochondria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myoxocephalus Matsubarai
''Myoxocephalus jaok'', the plain sculpin, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. This species is found in the northern Pacific Ocean and adjacent Arctic Ocean. Taxonomy ''Myoxocephalus jaok'' was first formally described as ''Cottus jaok'' in 1820 by the French zoologist Georges Cuvier with its type locality given as the coast of Kamchatka. The specific name, ''jaok'', is the local name for this species in Kamchatka. Description ''Myoxocephalus jaok'' has its dorsal fins supported by between 8 and 10 spines and between 14 and 17 soft rays while the anal fin has between 13 and 15 soft rays. The head depressed, with the upper surface having bony spines and ridges. There are rounded bony plates with serrated margins on the upper flanks. This species has a relatively narrow head with a u-shaped mouth when viewed from above. There are no cirri on the head and body and the top spine on the preoperculum is the longest and is str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myoxocephalus Jaok
''Myoxocephalus jaok'', the plain sculpin, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. This species is found in the northern Pacific Ocean and adjacent Arctic Ocean. Taxonomy ''Myoxocephalus jaok'' was first formally described as ''Cottus jaok'' in 1820 by the French zoologist Georges Cuvier with its type locality given as the coast of Kamchatka. The specific name, ''jaok'', is the local name for this species in Kamchatka. Description ''Myoxocephalus jaok'' has its dorsal fins supported by between 8 and 10 spines and between 14 and 17 soft rays while the anal fin has between 13 and 15 soft rays. The head depressed, with the upper surface having bony spines and ridges. There are rounded bony plates with serrated margins on the upper flanks. This species has a relatively narrow head with a u-shaped mouth when viewed from above. There are no cirri on the head and body and the top spine on the preoperculum is the longest and is str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myoxocephalus Brandtii
''Myoxocephalus brandtii'', the snowy sculpin, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. This species is found in the northwest Pacific, with a range extending from the Sea of Okhotsk to Hokkaido and the Sea of Japan. ''Myoxocephalus brandtii'' was first formally described in 1867 as ''Cottus brandtii'' by the Austrian ichthyologist Franz Steindachner with its type locality given as the mouth of the Amur in Russia. It inhabits relatively shallow coastal waters (less than ), and can grow to a length of . ''Lepeophtheirus elegans'' is a species of sea lice Sea lice (singular: sea louse) are copepods (small crustaceans) of the family Caligidae within the order Siphonostomatoida. They are marine ectoparasites (external parasites) that feed on the mucus, epidermal tissue, and blood of host fish. Th ... reported on ''M. brandtii''. References External links * Myoxocephalus brandtii' at thEncyclopedia of Life brandtii ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myoxocephalus Polyacanthocephalus
''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. It is the largest member of the genus ''Myoxocephalus'' and the second most common in the Bering Sea. It can grow to a size of 80 cm and 9 kg weight. ''Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus'' is a predatory Predation is a biological interaction where one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey. It is one of a family of common feeding behaviours that includes parasitism and micropredation (which usually do not kill th ... fish. It has acellular bones. References External links Great Sculpin (''Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus'')at thEncyclopedia of Life polyacanthocephalus Fish described in 1814 Taxa named by Pete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myoxocephalus Quadricornis
The fourhorn sculpin (''Myoxocephalus quadricornis'') is a species of fish in the family Cottidae. It is a demersal fish distributed mainly in brackish arctic coastal waters in Canada, Greenland, Russia, and Alaska, and also as a relict in the boreal Baltic Sea. There are also freshwater populations in the lakes of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Karelia (NW Russia) and in Arctic Canada (Nunavut and Northwest Territories). The deepwater sculpin ''Myoxocephalus thompsonii'' of continental North American freshwater lakes (e.g., the Great Lakes) is closely related to the fourhorn sculpin and alternatively considered as a subspecies of the latter, ''Myoxocephalus quadricornis thompsonii''. Description The fourhorn sculpin has a large knobbly head with protruding lips and four bony protuberances, though the latter are not present in freshwater, lake forms of this fish. The pectoral fins are large and rounded. Freshwater forms resemble the Alpine bullhead and European bullhead but can be d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myoxocephalus Octodecemspinosus
The longhorn sculpin (''Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus'') is a Northwest Atlantic species of sculpin in the fish family Cottidae. It is a predatory and scavenging fish that can feed on the remains of other organisms. Appearance The longhorn sculpin varies in color with its surroundings. It has four tinted bands on the back of its body, which range from dark brown to tinted yellow and dark olive in color. When the fish is resting on sand or dirt, it is plain in color, but when resting on pebbles, it is variably marked in order to blend in with its surroundings in both scenarios. The dorsal spines and head spines on the fish are very sharp, and one must be careful if they are to handle it. It has two variably marked dorsal fins, along with two pectorals and an anal fin.Warfel and Merriman (Copeia, 1944, p. 198)Cox, Contrib. Canadian Biol. (1918-1920) 1921, p. 111; Leim, Proc. Nova Scotian Inst. Sci., vol. 20, 1940, p. 40. Occurrence The range extends from Newfou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myoxocephalus Ochotensis
''Myoxocephalus ochotensis'' is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. It is native to the northwest Pacific in the Sea of Okhotsk The Sea of Okhotsk ( rus, Охо́тское мо́ре, Ohótskoye móre ; ja, オホーツク海, Ohōtsuku-kai) is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean. It is located between Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on the east, the Kuril Islands .... Very little is known about this species. References ochotensis Fish described in 1929 Fish of Russia Fish of Japan {{Scorpaeniformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myoxocephalus Niger
''Myoxocephalus niger'', the warthead sculpin, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. This demersal fish is found in the northern Pacific Ocean, with a range extending from the Peter the Great Gulf and the Kamchatka Peninsula into the Bering Sea. It is found at depths from . References niger ) , official_languages = , languages_type = National languagesTaxa named by Tarleton Hoffman Bean Fish of the Bering Sea [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |