Longhorn sculpin
📖 Overview
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 . Benthic; feeds on crustaceans, molluscs, sea squirts, squids and fishes (herring, mackerel, smelt, sand lance and silversides ) .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Longhorn sculpin is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Longhorn sculpin is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Longhorn sculpin is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Adults attach their eggs near the base of a sponge to use as a spawning bed .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 1 - 190 m . Temperate; 52°N - 36°N, 77°W - 50°W Northwest Atlantic: eastern Newfoundland and northern Gulf of St.
🌿 Ecology
crustaceans, molluscs, sea squirts, squids and fishes (herring, mackerel, smelt, sand lance and silv
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | 18-spined Sculpin · Bullhead · Cabezon · Goat Sculpin · Gray Sculpin · Guffy · Long-spined Sculpin · Longhorn Sculpin · Muddler · Pig-fish · Plug Eye · Rubbish · Scolping · Scopin · Scopy · Scully · Sculpin · Scummy · Scumpy · Sea Raven |
| 🇫🇷French | chaboisseau · chaboisseau à dix-huit épines |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acanthocottus octodecemspinosus | Mitchill | 1814 | Synonym |
| Cottus octodecemspinosus | Mitchill | 1814 | Synonym |
| Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosis | Mitchill | 1814 | Synonym |
| Myoxocephalus octodecimspinosus | Mitchill | 1814 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 508 records indexed .
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