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Common Name

Great Sculpin

Specimen Numbers

USNM-111019

Classification

Species: polyacanthocephalus

Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Superclass: Osteichthyes Class: Actinopterygii Subclass: Neopterygii Infraclass: Teleostei Superorder: Acanthopterygii Order: Scorpaeniformes Suborder: Cottoidei Superfamily: Cottoidea Family: Cottidae Genus: Myoxocephalus Species: polyacanthocephalus 294

Specimen Elements

Element	Length	Width	Thickness
Vomer	0	0	0
Parasphenoid	0	0	0
Basioccipital	0	0	0
Exoccipital	0	0	0
Supraoccipital	0	0	0

Specimen Elements

Location

St. Paul Island

Age

unknown

Collector

Unknown

Collection

SI:VertebrateZoo:Fishes

Sex

Unknown

Is Complete

No

Date Published

2/21/2012

Repository

SI:VertebrateZoo:Fishes

Country: USA State: Alaska - - Location: St. Paul Island

Death Cause

unknown

Specimen Elements

Comments

St. Paul Id.; Fam: 230, Spec: 001; Osteo 1; Date Cataloged: 11 April 1940; Skeleton. Bering Sea. *Multiple specimens in box* One other specimen is not a Great Sculpin, but appears to be of the Gadidae family. There are Two Great Sculpins of different size present. The larger one is photographed.