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Myoxocephalus scorpius

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Shorthorn Sculpin

GNRUnranked Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1362290

Element CodeAFC4E04140

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVertebrate Animal

IUCNLeast concern

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomAnimalia

PhylumCraniata

ClassActinopterygii

OrderPerciformes

FamilyPsychrolutidae

GenusMyoxocephalus

Synonyms

Myoxocephalus verrucosus(Bean, 1881)

Concept Reference

Page, L. M., H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, R. N. Lea, N. E. Mandrak, R. L. Mayden, and J. S. Nelson. 2013. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Seventh edition. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 34, Bethesda, Maryland.

Taxonomic Comments

Mecklenburg et al. (2011) determined that Myoxocephalus verrucosus is synonymous with M. scorpius (Page et al. 2013).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Manitoba	SNA	Yes
Nunavut	SU	Yes
British Columbia	SNR	Yes
Quebec	S5	Yes
Northwest Territories	SU	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Rhode Island	SNR	Yes

Roadless Areas (2)

Alaska (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Port Alexander	Tongass National Forest	120,681
Tenakee Ridge	Tongass National Forest	20,527

References (3)

Mecklenburg, C.W., P.R. Møller, and D. Steinke. 2011. Biodiversity of arctic marine fishes: taxonomy and zoogeography. Marine Biodiversity 41(1):109-140.
Page, L. M., H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, R. N. Lea, N. E. Mandrak, R. L. Mayden, and J. S. Nelson. 2013. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Seventh edition. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 34, Bethesda, Maryland.
Page, L. M., K. E. Bemis, T. E. Dowling, H.S. Espinosa-Pérez, L.T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, K. E. Hartel, R. N. Lea, N. E. Mandrak, M. A. Neigbors, J. J. Schmitter-Soto, and H. J. Walker, Jr. 2023. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Eighth edition. American Fisheries Society (AFS), Special Publication 37, Bethesda, Maryland, 439 pp.