Arctic sculpin

Arctic sculpin
Juvenile Myoxocephalus scorpioides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cottidae
Genus: Myoxocephalus
Species: M. scorpioides
Binomial name
Myoxocephalus scorpioides
Synonyms

Cottus axillaris
Cottus scorpioides

The Arctic sculpin (Myoxocephalus scorpioides) or the northern sculpin, is a predatory[2] species of sculpin in the fish family Cottidae.[3] The species is native to the Arctic Ocean around Canada and Greenland, specifically in James Bay and the Strait of Belle Isle,[4][5] and towards the Bering Sea.[2] It has the ability to synthesize antifreeze proteins, allowing it to withstand temperatures as low as -2 °C.[2] It serves as the host for Haemobaphes cyclopterina, a parasitic species of copepod.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Myoxocephalus scorpioides (Fabricius, 1780)". GBIF.org. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Arctic Sculpin, Myoxocephalus scorpioides". Canada's Polar Life. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Myoxocephalus scorpioides (Fabricius, 1780)". ITIS. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  4. ↑ Froese, Rainer. "Myoxocephalus scorpioides, Arctic sculpin". FishBase. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  5. ↑ J.-C. Hureau. "Northern sculpin (Myoxocephalus scorpioides)". Marine Species Identification Portal. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  6. ↑ van der Land, Jacob (December 21, 2004). "Myoxocephalus scorpioides (Fabricius, 1780)". WoRMS. Retrieved 10 May 2014.


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