WoRMS taxon details
Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus (Pallas, 1814)
254528 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:254528)
accepted
Species
Ainocottus ensiger Jordan & Starks, 1904 · unaccepted
Cottus polyacanthocephalus Pallas, 1814 · unaccepted
Myoxocephalus ensiger (Jordan & Starks, 1904) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cottus polyacanthocephalus Pallas, 1814) Pallas, P. S. (1814). Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica, sistens omnium animalium in extenso Imperio Rossico et adjacentibus maribus observatorum recensionem, domicilia, mores et descriptiones anatomen atque icones plurimorum.3 vols.[1811-1814]. <em>Academia Scientiarum, Petropolis [Sankt Petersburg].</em> v. 3: i-vii + 1-428 + index (I-CXXV), Pls. 1, 13, 14, 15, 20 and 21.
page(s): 133 [details]
page(s): 133 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus (Pallas, 1814). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=254528 on 2025-11-17
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cottus polyacanthocephalus Pallas, 1814) Pallas, P. S. (1814). Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica, sistens omnium animalium in extenso Imperio Rossico et adjacentibus maribus observatorum recensionem, domicilia, mores et descriptiones anatomen atque icones plurimorum.3 vols.[1811-1814]. <em>Academia Scientiarum, Petropolis [Sankt Petersburg].</em> v. 3: i-vii + 1-428 + index (I-CXXV), Pls. 1, 13, 14, 15, 20 and 21.
page(s): 133 [details]
original description (of Ainocottus ensiger Jordan & Starks, 1904) Jordan, D. S.; Starks E. C. (1904). A review of the Cottidae or sculpins found in the waters of Japan. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 27 (no. 1358): 231-335., available online at https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/13720/USNMP-27_1358_1904.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y [details]
basis of record Huettmann, F. (2007). ArcOD species list by Falk Huettmann. provided on 2007-11-25. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 133 [details]
original description (of Ainocottus ensiger Jordan & Starks, 1904) Jordan, D. S.; Starks E. C. (1904). A review of the Cottidae or sculpins found in the waters of Japan. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 27 (no. 1358): 231-335., available online at https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/13720/USNMP-27_1358_1904.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y [details]
basis of record Huettmann, F. (2007). ArcOD species list by Falk Huettmann. provided on 2007-11-25. (look up in IMIS) [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). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | great sculpin | [details] |
| French | grand chaboisseau | [details] |
| Japanese | トゲカジカ | [details] |
| Russian | Многоиглый керчак | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (30 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Cottus polyacanthocephalus Pallas, 1814)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (37 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus)
To FishBase (from synonym Cottus polyacanthocephalus Pallas, 1814)
To FishBase
To Fishbase (from synonym Ainocottus ensiger Jordan & Starks, 1904)
To GenBank (137 nucleotides; 136 proteins) (from synonym Cottus polyacanthocephalus Pallas, 1814)
To GenBank (137 nucleotides; 136 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cottus polyacanthocephalus P03719 illustration)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus P09724 illustration)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Cottus polyacanthocephalus Pallas, 1814)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (37 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus)
To FishBase (from synonym Cottus polyacanthocephalus Pallas, 1814)
To FishBase
To Fishbase (from synonym Ainocottus ensiger Jordan & Starks, 1904)
To GenBank (137 nucleotides; 136 proteins) (from synonym Cottus polyacanthocephalus Pallas, 1814)
To GenBank (137 nucleotides; 136 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cottus polyacanthocephalus P03719 illustration)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus P09724 illustration)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
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