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) Myxocephalus scorpius (Linnaeus, 1758) (misspelling) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sources |
original description: 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., available online at http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/no_cache/dms/load/toc/?IDDOC=265100 page(s): 265 [details] 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, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details] additional source: FishBase, version may 2009 [details] additional source: FishBase, version october 2012 [details] additional source: Dyntaxa (2013) Swedish Taxonomic Database. Accessed at www.dyntaxa.se [15-01-2013]., available online at http://www.dyntaxa.se [details] additional source: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] context source (Deepsea): Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Direct child taxa [show all] | 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] [view taxon] Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Blankenberge [details] British Isles [details] Canadian part of the Arctic Ocean [details] De Panne [details] Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone [details] European waters (ERMS scope) [details] FAO fishing area 18 [details] Greenlandic Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] Grevelingen [details] Gulf of Maine [details] Gulf of St. Lawrence [details] Hudson Bay [details] Hudson Strait [details] IJsselmeer (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] Irish Exclusive economic Zone [details] North West Atlantic [details] Oostende (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] Oosterschelde [details] Polish Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Schelde estuary (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Ungava Bay [details] United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Voordelta [details] Westerschelde [details] Wimereux [details] Zeeland [details] Zeeschelde [details] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Host of |
Haemobaphes cyclopterina (Müller O.F., 1776) (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Lernaeocera branchialis (Linnaeus, 1767) (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Lernaeocera lusci (Bassett-Smith, 1896) (parasitic: ectoparasitic) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Links | Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland Marine Life Information Network - UK To Barcode of Life (73 barcodes) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (54 publications) To Dyntaxa To Encyclopedia of Life To FishBase To GenBank (70 nucleotides; 66 proteins) To Marine Species Identification Portal To PESI 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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| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127203 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Myoxocephalus scorpius (Linnaeus, 1758). In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127203 on 2013-05-22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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