Shorthorn Sculpin

Myoxocephalus scorpius

General Status Rank: 
Undetermined
Common Name: 
Shorthorn Sculpin
Scientific Name: 
Myoxocephalus scorpius
Naming References: 
BSC5
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Fish
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Chordata
Class: 
Actinopterygii
Order: 
Scorpaeniformes
Family: 
Cottidae
References: 
W017
General Biology

Economic/Human Considerations

public aquariums (W017)
References: 
W017
Habitat
Marine(BSC5);Env: demersal; brackish; marine ; depth range - 110 m. Clim: polar; 80°N - 40°N, 95°W - 60°E (W017).Found on rocky bottoms with sand or mud, or among seaweeds. Feeds on fishes, large crustaceans, occasionally polychaetes and amphipods (W017). Benthic, shallows to 382m, eats crustaceans, sea urchins, molluscs, worms, fish (R131).
References: 
BSC5
R131
W017
Distribution

Ecozones

Arctic Ocean, Beaufort Sea Amundsen Gulf, Viscount Melville Sea Region
References: 
BSC5
R131

Number of Occurrences

10 known occurrences in NWT: from Liverpool Bay along coast to Cape Parry; Sachs Harbour; and Armstrong Pt., Victoria Is.
References: 
BSC5

Area of Occupancy

Score: 
-
Population

Population Size

Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=2; Fec=2,742) (W017). 90cm (R131).
References: 
R131
W017
Threats

Intrinsic Vulnerability

Score: 
-
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Undetermined
Status Rank Description: 
Abundant (R131) but little info in the WAO
S Rank: 
SU
Decision Process Description: 
Reviewed in 2010 by DFO; no change.Draft rank by DFO in 2015, modified from not assessed to undetermined
Last Updated: 
July 22, 2015

References

Economic Status

  • FishBase (2004) Fish Base, accessed Nov 5, 2004. Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2004 www.fishbase.org, version (09/2004) - W017 Return

Ecozones

  • Hunter, J.G., Leach, S.T. McAllister, D.E. and Steigerwald, M.B. (1984) A distributional atlas of records of the marine fishes of Arctic Canada in the Naitonal Museums of Canada and Arctic Biological Station.. National Museum of Natural Sciences Syllogeus 52 RWED Library QL 626.5 . N67D57 - BSC5 Return
  • Coad B.W. and Reist J.D. (2004) Annotated List of the Arctic Marine Fishes of Canada.. DFO, Canadian Manuscript Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2674 - R131 Return

Habitat

  • Hunter, J.G., Leach, S.T. McAllister, D.E. and Steigerwald, M.B. (1984) A distributional atlas of records of the marine fishes of Arctic Canada in the Naitonal Museums of Canada and Arctic Biological Station.. National Museum of Natural Sciences Syllogeus 52 RWED Library QL 626.5 . N67D57 - BSC5 Return
  • Coad B.W. and Reist J.D. (2004) Annotated List of the Arctic Marine Fishes of Canada.. DFO, Canadian Manuscript Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2674 - R131 Return
  • FishBase (2004) Fish Base, accessed Nov 5, 2004. Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2004 www.fishbase.org, version (09/2004) - W017 Return

Naming

  • Hunter, J.G., Leach, S.T. McAllister, D.E. and Steigerwald, M.B. (1984) A distributional atlas of records of the marine fishes of Arctic Canada in the Naitonal Museums of Canada and Arctic Biological Station.. National Museum of Natural Sciences Syllogeus 52 RWED Library QL 626.5 . N67D57 - BSC5 Return

Number of Occurrences

  • Hunter, J.G., Leach, S.T. McAllister, D.E. and Steigerwald, M.B. (1984) A distributional atlas of records of the marine fishes of Arctic Canada in the Naitonal Museums of Canada and Arctic Biological Station.. National Museum of Natural Sciences Syllogeus 52 RWED Library QL 626.5 . N67D57 - BSC5 Return

Population Size

Coad B.W. and Reist J.D. (2004) Annotated List of the Arctic Marine Fishes of Canada.. DFO, Canadian Manuscript Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2674 - R131 Return
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FishBase (2004) Fish Base, accessed Nov 5, 2004. Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2004 www.fishbase.org, version (09/2004) - W017 Return

Taxonomy

  • FishBase (2004) Fish Base, accessed Nov 5, 2004. Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2004 www.fishbase.org, version (09/2004) - W017 Return