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Myoxocephalus niger (Bean, 1881). Warthead Sculpin. To 27 cm (10.6 in) TL. Coasts of Okhotsk Sea and
northern Japan Sea to Commander–Aleutian chain and Pribilof Islands, southern Bering Sea to Sanak
and Shumagin islands, western Gulf of Alaska. Intertidal, typically in rocky pools and crevices. All in
Mecklenburg et al. (2002).
Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus (Pallas, 1814). Great Sculpin. To at least 76 cm (30 in) TL (Eschmeyer
and Herald 1983). Okhotsk Sea and eastern Japan Sea to Commander–Aleutian chain to Bering Strait
(Mecklenburg et al. 2002), to southern Puget Sound, Washington (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983). Benthic;
intertidal and to 825 m (2,707 ft) (min.: Eschmeyer and Herald 1983; max.: Kim Sen Tok 2001).
Myoxocephalus quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758). Fourhorn Sculpin. To 36.5 cm (14.4 in) TL. Circumpolar; Arctic
coasts of Russia to Gulf of Anadyr; Alaska from Beaufort Sea to St. Lawrence Island and Norton Sound,
northern Bering Sea. Intertidal and to 47 m (154 ft; UW 27739). Coastal marine and estuarine waters;
ascends rivers as far as 100 km (62 mi). All in Mecklenburg et al. (2002) except the new maximum depth.
Myoxocephalus scorpioides (Fabricius, 1780). Arctic Sculpin. To 23.8 cm (9.4 in) TL (Mecklenburg et al.
2002). Coasts of East Siberian and Chukchi seas to Gulf of Anadyr and Norton Sound, Bering Sea,
to Beaufort Sea and along Arctic Canada coasts to Greenland and Gulf of St. Lawrence in Atlantic
(Mecklenburg et al. 2002). Bottom in shallow waters near shore; to depth of 25 m (82 ft) off Alaska
(Mecklenburg et al. 2002), reported to 40 m (131 ft) elsewhere (Fedorov in Whitehead et al. 1986). Male
M. scorpius in breeding coloration have often been incorrectly identified (e.g., in museum collections)
as M. scorpioides (C. W. M., unpubl. data).
Myoxocephalus scorpius (Linnaeus, 1758). Shorthorn Sculpin or Warty Sculpin. To 60 cm (23.6 in) TL.
Circumpolar; Laptev Sea to East Siberian, Chukchi, and Beaufort seas to Greenland and northern North
Atlantic and Arctic seas of Europe; Chukchi Sea through Bering Sea and Commander–Aleutian chain to
Kamchatka Bay, Russia and northern British Columbia. Benthic, in shallow waters to 550 m (1,804 ft).
Includes records formerly attributed to Myoxocephalus verrucosus (Bean, 1881), which we regard as a
junior synonym of M. scorpius. All in Mecklenburg et al. (2002).
Myoxocephalus stelleri Tilesius, 1811. Frog Sculpin. To 58 cm (22.8 in) TL. Japan Sea coast of South Korea
to Okhotsk Sea, east coast of Kamchatka, and Commander Islands; Unalaska Island, Aleutian Islands,
to Port Conclusion, southeastern Alaska. Intertidal area and to 55 m (180 ft), often in lower reaches of
streams. All in Mecklenburg et al. (2002). Specimens recently archived confirm occurrence in tidepools
(e.g., UW 43522) and shallow grassy tidal areas at depths of 1 m and less (e.g., UW 42674).
Oligocottus maculosus Girard, 1856. Tidepool Sculpin. To 8.9 cm (3.5 in) TL (Miller and Lea 1972). Pribilof
Islands, southeastern Bering Sea; Shumagin Islands, western Gulf of Alaska (Mecklenburg et al. 2002)
to Palos Verdes Peninsula, southern California (Miller and Lea 1972). Intertidal and shallow rocky areas
(Miller and Lea 1972), including tidepools (Hart 1973).
Oligocottus rimensis (Greeley, 1899). Saddleback Sculpin. To 6.5 cm (2.56 in) TL (Miller and Lea 1972).
Kakul Narrows, southeastern Alaska (Peden and Wilson 1976) to northern Baja California (Eschmeyer
and Herald 1983). Tidepools and shallow rocky areas (Peden and Wilson 1976, Cross 1981) to 8 m
(26 ft; LACM 32671.009).
Oligocottus rubellio (Greeley, 1899). Rosy Sculpin. To 10 cm (4 in) TL (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983). Fort
Bragg, northern California to Isla San Martin, northern Baja California (Miller and Lea 1972). Pools in
the lower intertidal zone (Bolin 1944) and shallow rocky reefs (online museum records) to depths of
3–3.7 m (10–12 ft; SIO 67-151).
Oligocottus snyderi Greeley, 1898. Fluffy Sculpin. To 7.6 cm SL (Bolin 1944); this would equate to about
9.2 cm (3.6 in) TL (C. W. M., unpubl. data), and Gotshall et al. (1974) reported collecting another of
this size. Chernabura Island, western Gulf of Alaska (Mecklenburg et al. 2002); Samsing Cove, near