Myoxocephalus quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758)
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5053.1.1 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5605261 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BE87D6-FFEB-FFCF-98EA-FAC7FF2C3623 |
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Myoxocephalus quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Myoxocephalus quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758) View in CoL .
Fourhorn Sculpin. To 36.5 cm (14.4 in) TL ( Mecklenburg et al. 2016). Circumpolar; Arctic coasts of Russia to Gulf of Anadyr; Alaska from Beaufort Sea to Saint Lawrence Island, and northern Bristol Bay, Bering Sea ( Mecklenburg et al. 2016). Coastal marine and estuarine waters and ascends rivers as far up as 100 km (62 mi) ( Mecklenburg et al. 2016); benthic; depth: at least as shallow as 5 m (16 ft) to 55 m (180 ft) (min.: Personal communication: University of Washington, Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture Fish Collection, Seattle, Washington; max.: Mecklenburg et al. 2016). While recognized in the genus Triglopsis by some authors, genetic data supports classification in Myoxocephalus ( Mecklenburg et al. 2018) .
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