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Cottidae (Sculpins)
Etymology: Myoxocephalus: Greek, myos = muscle, and also, mouse + Greek, kephale = head (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Rev Zadock Thompson (1796–1856) was an Episcopalian priest, naturalist, geologist, geographer, historian and professor. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Girard.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal; depth range ? - 366 m, usually 25 - ? m (Ref. 27547). Temperate; 69°N - 42°N
North America: St. Lawrence-Great Lakes and Arctic basins from western Quebec in Canada and New York in USA west to Alberta in Canada and north to Northwest Territories in Canada.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 23.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5723); common length : 12.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12193)
A dwarf form (Ref. 27547). Inhabits bottoms of deep, cold lakes. Feeds on small crustaceans and insects (Ref. 27547).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p. (Ref. 5723)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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