Myoxocephalus scorpioides

Myoxocephalus scorpioides, the Arctic sculpin or 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]

Myoxocephalus scorpioides
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

References
  1. "Myoxocephalus scorpioides (Fabricius, 1780)". GBIF.org. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  2. "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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