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Cottidae (Sculpins)
Etymology: Myoxocephalus: Greek, myos = muscle, and also, mouse + Greek, kephale = head (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Rev Zadock Thompson (1796–1856) was an Episcopalian priest, naturalist, geologist, geographer, historian and professor. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Girard.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
; zoet water demersaal; diepte ? - 366 m, usually 25 - ? m (Ref. 27547). Temperate; 69°N - 42°N
North America: St. Lawrence-Great Lakes and Arctic basins from western Quebec in Canada and New York in USA west to Alberta in Canada and north to Northwest Territories in Canada.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 23.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 5723); common length : 12.5 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 12193)
A dwarf form (Ref. 27547). Inhabits bottoms of deep, cold lakes. Feeds on small crustaceans and insects (Ref. 27547).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p. (Ref. 5723)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00603 (0.00290 - 0.01252), b=3.15 (2.97 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278) |
3.2 ±0.42 se; based on food items. |
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179) |
laag, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 4,5-14 jaar (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate vulnerability (43 of 100). 🛈 |