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Tuberculated sculpin

Myoxocephalus tuberculatus

Myoxocephalus tuberculatus is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. The species is endemic to the Sea of Okhotsk. It is a demersal fish that lives near the bottom, and has been found on sand and mud substrates in harbours, bays and estuaries, at depths less than 100 m.

Tuberculated sculpin
Representative image: genus Myoxocephalus · not verified as this exact species.
Photo: United States federal Government work · Public domain

Overview

Myoxocephalus tuberculatus is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. The species is endemic to the Sea of Okhotsk. It is a demersal fish that lives near the bottom, and has been found on sand and mud substrates in harbours, bays and estuaries, at depths less than 100 m.

Habitat & distribution

Habitats

Marine

Video

Representative video of genus MyoxocephalusCredit: Klaudie Bartelink · CC BY-SA 3.0 nlSource ↗

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References

  1. GBIF Auto Sync GBIF
  2. WoRMS / Aphia World Register of Marine Species
  3. Wikipedia — Myoxocephalus tuberculatus Wikipedia

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