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Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus (Mitchill, 1814)

Longhorn sculpin
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> Perciformes/Cottoidei (Sculpins) > Cottidae (Sculpins)
Etymology: Myoxocephalus: Greek, myos = muscle, and also, mouse + Greek, kephale = head (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Mitchill.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

marin; saumâtre démersal; profondeur 1 - 190 m (Ref. 27549). Temperate; 52°N - 36°N, 77°W - 50°W

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Northwest Atlantic: eastern Newfoundland and northern Gulf of St. Lawrence in Canada to Virginia in USA.

Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 46.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 7251); âge max. reporté: 11 années (Ref. 72462)

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

Commonly found in harbors and shallow coastal waters. Move to deeper water in winter. Adults attach their eggs near the base of a sponge to use as a spawning bed (Ref. 34819, 41075). Benthic; feeds on crustaceans, molluscs, sea squirts, squids and fishes (herring, mackerel, smelt, sand lance and silversides (Ref. 5951)) (Ref. 58426).

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Adults attach their eggs near the base of a sponge to use as a spawning bed (Ref. 34819, 41075).

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Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)


CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Menace pour l'homme

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 0.9 - 12.8, mean 6.7 °C (based on 204 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00692 (0.00457 - 0.01047), b=3.13 (3.01 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref. 69278):  3.6   ±0.2 se; based on diet studies.
Generation time: 1.5 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies.
Résilience (Ref. 120179):  Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (24 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 161 [29, 508] mg/100g; Iron = 0.393 [0.132, 1.109] mg/100g; Protein = 18.9 [16.1, 21.2] %; Omega3 = 0.674 [0.297, 1.947] g/100g; Selenium = 19.8 [9.4, 48.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 7.85 [2.73, 23.85] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.997 [0.409, 1.918] mg/100g (wet weight);