Taxonomy

Animalia

Chordata

Actinopterygii

Scorpaeniformes

Cottidae

Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus

Great Sculpin

Many-thorned-head Mouse-headed

Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus, the great sculpin, is a North Pacific species of sculpin in the family Cottidae. Its range encompasses 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 fish. It has acellular bones.

Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus. Retrieved November, 05 2021, from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myoxocephalus_polyacanthocephalus.