WoRMS taxon details
Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus (Mitchill, 1814)
159520 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159520)
accepted
Species
Acanthocottus octodecemspinosus (Mitchill, 1814) · uncertain > unassessed
Cottus octodecemspinosus Mitchill, 1814 · unaccepted
Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosis (Mitchill, 1814) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Myoxocephalus octodecimspinosus (Mitchill, 1814) · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cottus octodecemspinosus Mitchill, 1814) Mitchill, S. L. (1814). Report, in part, of Samuel L. Mitchill, M. D., Professor of Natural History, &c, on the fishes of New-York. <em>D. Carlisle, New York.</em> 1-28.
page(s): 7 [details]
page(s): 7 [details]
Distribution Eastern Newfoundland and northern gulf of St. Lawrence to Virginia
Distribution Eastern Newfoundland and northern gulf of St. Lawrence to Virginia [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus (Mitchill, 1814). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159520 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cottus octodecemspinosus Mitchill, 1814) Mitchill, S. L. (1814). Report, in part, of Samuel L. Mitchill, M. D., Professor of Natural History, &c, on the fishes of New-York. <em>D. Carlisle, New York.</em> 1-28.
page(s): 7 [details]
basis of record Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
page(s): 7 [details]
basis of record Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet Feeds on crabs, shrimp, molluscs, squid, sea squirts and small fishes [details]Distribution Eastern Newfoundland and northern gulf of St. Lawrence to Virginia [details]
Habitat benthic [details]
Habitat Found in harbors and shallow waters. [details]
Importance Scientific- Fish meal, oil and pet food [details]
Predators Bony fishes, sharks and rays [details]
Reproduction Spawning occurs between mid-December and mid-January [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | longhorn sculpin | [details] |
| French | chaboisseau à dix-huit épineschaboisseau | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (31 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Cottus octodecemspinosus Mitchill, 1814)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (53 publications) (from synonym Myoxocephalus octodecimspinosus (Mitchill, 1814))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosis (Mitchill, 1814))
To FishBase (from synonym Cottus octodecemspinosus Mitchill, 1814)
To FishBase (from synonym Myoxocephalus octodecimspinosus (Mitchill, 1814))
To FishSounds
To GenBank (58 nucleotides; 51 proteins)
To GenBank (58 nucleotides; 51 proteins) (from synonym Cottus octodecemspinosus Mitchill, 1814)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Myoxocephalus octadecimspinosus P01003 Illustration reverse side)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Myoxocephalus octadecimspinosus P01003 Illustration)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Cottus octodecemspinosus Mitchill, 1814)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (53 publications) (from synonym Myoxocephalus octodecimspinosus (Mitchill, 1814))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosis (Mitchill, 1814))
To FishBase (from synonym Cottus octodecemspinosus Mitchill, 1814)
To FishBase (from synonym Myoxocephalus octodecimspinosus (Mitchill, 1814))
To FishSounds
To GenBank (58 nucleotides; 51 proteins)
To GenBank (58 nucleotides; 51 proteins) (from synonym Cottus octodecemspinosus Mitchill, 1814)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Myoxocephalus octadecimspinosus P01003 Illustration reverse side)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Myoxocephalus octadecimspinosus P01003 Illustration)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
