WoRMS taxon details
Myoxocephalus scorpioides (Fabricius, 1780)
127202 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127202)
accepted
Species
Boreocottus axillaris Gill, 1859 · unaccepted
Cottus axillaris (Gill, 1859) · unaccepted
Cottus scorpioides Fabricius, 1780 · unaccepted
Cottus scorpoides Fabricius, 1780 · unaccepted
Myoxocephalus axillaris (Gill, 1859) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cottus scorpioides Fabricius, 1780) Fabricius, O. (1780). Fauna Groenlandica, systematice sistens animalia groenlandiae occidentalis hactenus indagata, quoad nomen specificium, triviale, vernaculumque, synonyma auctorum plurimum, descriptionem, locum, victum, generationem, mores, usum capturamque singuli, pro ut detegendi occasio fuit, maximaque parte secundum proprias observationes. [Fauna Greenland, systematically presenting the animals of Western Greenland so far investigated, as to the specific name, trivial, vernacular, synonyms of the authors for the most part, description, place, life, generation, manners, use and catch of each one, as there was an opportunity to discover, and for the most part according to personal observations.]. <em>Hafniae [= Copenhagen] & Lipsiae [= Leipzig], Ioannis Gottlob Rothe.</em> xvi + 452 pp., 1 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13442285
page(s): 157 [details]
page(s): 157 [details]
Distribution Arctic Ocean: to James Bay and Straits of Belle Isle in Canada and Greenland
Distribution Arctic Ocean: to James Bay and Straits of Belle Isle in Canada and Greenland [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Myoxocephalus scorpioides (Fabricius, 1780). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127202 on 2026-01-13
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Boreocottus axillaris Gill, 1859) Gill, T. N. (1859). Description of new generic types of cottoids, from the collection of the North Pacific exploring expedition under Com. John Rodgers. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> v. 11: 165-166. [details]
original description (of Cottus scorpioides Fabricius, 1780) Fabricius, O. (1780). Fauna Groenlandica, systematice sistens animalia groenlandiae occidentalis hactenus indagata, quoad nomen specificium, triviale, vernaculumque, synonyma auctorum plurimum, descriptionem, locum, victum, generationem, mores, usum capturamque singuli, pro ut detegendi occasio fuit, maximaque parte secundum proprias observationes. [Fauna Greenland, systematically presenting the animals of Western Greenland so far investigated, as to the specific name, trivial, vernacular, synonyms of the authors for the most part, description, place, life, generation, manners, use and catch of each one, as there was an opportunity to discover, and for the most part according to personal observations.]. <em>Hafniae [= Copenhagen] & Lipsiae [= Leipzig], Ioannis Gottlob Rothe.</em> xvi + 452 pp., 1 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13442285
page(s): 157 [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, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Cottus scorpioides Fabricius, 1780) Fabricius, O. (1780). Fauna Groenlandica, systematice sistens animalia groenlandiae occidentalis hactenus indagata, quoad nomen specificium, triviale, vernaculumque, synonyma auctorum plurimum, descriptionem, locum, victum, generationem, mores, usum capturamque singuli, pro ut detegendi occasio fuit, maximaque parte secundum proprias observationes. [Fauna Greenland, systematically presenting the animals of Western Greenland so far investigated, as to the specific name, trivial, vernacular, synonyms of the authors for the most part, description, place, life, generation, manners, use and catch of each one, as there was an opportunity to discover, and for the most part according to personal observations.]. <em>Hafniae [= Copenhagen] & Lipsiae [= Leipzig], Ioannis Gottlob Rothe.</em> xvi + 452 pp., 1 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13442285
page(s): 157 [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, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (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 (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 small benthic amphipods [details]Distribution Arctic Ocean: to James Bay and Straits of Belle Isle in Canada and Greenland [details]
Habitat benthic [details]
Habitat Found on rocky bottoms among algae. [details]
To Barcode of Life (25 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Myoxocephalus axillaris (Gill, 1859))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Boreocottus axillaris Gill, 1859)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Cottus axillaris (Gill, 1859))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Cottus scorpoides Fabricius, 1780)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (41 publications) (from synonym Cottus scorpioides Fabricius, 1780)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Myoxocephalus scorpioides)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Myoxocephalus axillaris (Gill, 1859))
To FishBase (from synonym Boreocottus axillaris Gill, 1859)
To FishBase (from synonym Cottus axillaris (Gill, 1859))
To FishBase (from synonym Cottus scorpioides Fabricius, 1780)
To GenBank (41 nucleotides; 36 proteins)
To GenBank (41 nucleotides; 36 proteins) (from synonym Cottus scorpioides Fabricius, 1780)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Boreocottus axillaris RAD112105-001) (from synonym Boreocottus axillaris Gill, 1859)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Boreocottus axillaris RAD112105-001) (from synonym Boreocottus axillaris Gill, 1859)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Myoxocephalus axillaris (Gill, 1859))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Boreocottus axillaris Gill, 1859)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Cottus axillaris (Gill, 1859))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Cottus scorpoides Fabricius, 1780)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (41 publications) (from synonym Cottus scorpioides Fabricius, 1780)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Myoxocephalus scorpioides)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Myoxocephalus axillaris (Gill, 1859))
To FishBase (from synonym Boreocottus axillaris Gill, 1859)
To FishBase (from synonym Cottus axillaris (Gill, 1859))
To FishBase (from synonym Cottus scorpioides Fabricius, 1780)
To GenBank (41 nucleotides; 36 proteins)
To GenBank (41 nucleotides; 36 proteins) (from synonym Cottus scorpioides Fabricius, 1780)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Boreocottus axillaris RAD112105-001) (from synonym Boreocottus axillaris Gill, 1859)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Boreocottus axillaris RAD112105-001) (from synonym Boreocottus axillaris Gill, 1859)
To PESI
To ITIS
