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Common Name

Great Sculpin

Specimen Numbers

USNM-111019

Species

Species: polyacanthocephalus

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

Elements

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

Specimen Elements

City

St. Paul Island

Age

Modern to Modern

Collector

Unknown Unknown

Collection

SI:VertebrateZoo:Fishes

Sex

Unknown

Is Complete

No

Date Published

12/22/2015

Repository

SI:VertebrateZoo:Fishes

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

Cause Of Death

Unknown

Elements

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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.