Longhorn sculpin

Longhorn sculpin
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cottidae
Genus: Myoxocephalus
Species:
M. octodecemspinosus
Binomial name
Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus
(Mitchill, 1814)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cottus octodecemspinosus Mitchill, 1814

The longhorn sculpin (Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins.This species is found in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean.[2][3] It is a predatory and scavenging fish that can feed on the remains of other organisms.[4]

  1. ^ "Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus (Mitchill, 1814)". ITIS. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus". FishBase.
  3. ^ "Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus (Mitchill, 1814)". GBIF.ORG. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  4. ^ Link, Jason S.; Almelda, Frank P. (18 September 2001). "Opportunistic feeding of longhorn sculpin (Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus): Are scallop fishery discards an important food subsidy for scavengers on Georges Bank?" (PDF). Fishery Bulletin. 100 (2). NOAA: 381–385. Retrieved 28 April 2014.