great sculpin

Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus

Eighty Centimeters Cottid Fish of the Pacific Ocean

Temperate
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
North America
Fusiform
Large
Temperate fish

Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus, the great sculpin, is 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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Cottidae
Genus: Myoxocephalus
Maximum length: 80 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: North Pacific: Hokkaido, Japan and Kamchatka, Russia through the Aleutian Islands to the Bering Sea coast of Alaska and Puget Sound, Washington, USA.

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