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WoRMS taxon details
Myoxocephalus scorpius (Linnaeus, 1758)
AphiaID: 127203
AphiaID: 127203
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order) > Cottidae (Family) > Myoxocephalus (Genus) |
| Status | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Species | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Myoxocephalus Tilesius (ex Steller), 1811 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Acanthocottus scorpius (Linnaeus, 1758) Cottus groenlandicus Cuvier, 1829 Cottus scorpius Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym) Myoxocephalus scorpius groenlandicus (Cuvier, 1829) Myoxocephalus scorpius scorpius (Linnaeus, 1758) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sources |
basis of record: van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Scott, W.B. and M.G. Scott. 1988. Atlantic fishes of Canada. Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences No. 219. 731 p. [details] additional source: Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: FishBase, version december 2007 (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: FishBase, version may 2009 [details] additional source: Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp. (look up in IMIS) page(s): 265 [details] additional source: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology. (look up in IMIS) [details] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vernacular Names |
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| Direct child taxa | Subspecies Myoxocephalus scorpius groenlandicus (Cuvier, 1829) accepted as Myoxocephalus scorpius (Linnaeus, 1758) Subspecies Myoxocephalus scorpius scorpius (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Myoxocephalus scorpius (Linnaeus, 1758) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine, brackish, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distribution | Baltic sea (from synonym) [details] Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Blankenberge [details] British Isles [details] De Panne [details] Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone [details] European waters (ERMS scope) [details] Greenlandic Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] Grevelingen [details] Gulf of Maine [details] Gulf of St. Lawrence [details] IJsselmeer (from synonym) [details] North West Atlantic [details] Oostende (from synonym) [details] Oosterschelde [details] Schelde estuary (from synonym) [details] Voordelta [details] Westerschelde (from synonym) [details] Wimereux [details] Zeeland [details] Zeeschelde [details] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Links | To FishBase Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland To GenBank Marine Life Information Network - UK To Marine Species Identification Portal To Barcode of Life (42 barcodes) To ITIS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes |
Diet: Feeds on fishes, large crustaceans, polychaetes and amphipods [details] Distribution: Baffin Bay, Hudson Bay, James Bay to New York [details] Habitat: Found on rocky, sandy and muddy bottoms to depths of 110 m. [details] Habitat: benthic [details] Importance: Scientific- Biological research [details] Predators: Bony fishes, sharks and rays [details] Reproduction: Internal fertilization, winter spawning, male guards eggs until they hatch [details] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Citation: Bailly, N. (2009). Myoxocephalus scorpius (Linnaeus, 1758). In: Nicolas Bailly (2009). World Database of Marine Pisces. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127203 on 2010-09-02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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