Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus, the great sculpin, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. It is found in the North Pacific Ocean from the Bering Sea and the Aleutian Islands, and extends from Hokkaido and the Kamchatka Peninsula to the Puget Sound, Washington.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Great Sculpin being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Myoxocephalus scorpius
- Enophrys bison
- Artedius notospilotus
- Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus
- Scorpaenichthys marmoratus
- Gymnocanthus tricuspis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Psychrolutidae
- Genus
- Myoxocephalus
- Species
- Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus
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