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Fourhorn Sculpin

Myoxocephalus quadricornis

Classification

Family
Cottidae

The fourhorn sculpin (Myoxocephalus quadricornis) is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. This species has a Holarctic distribution and can be found in marine, brackish and fresh waters. Taxonomy The fourhorn sculpin was first formally described as Cottus quadricornus in the 10th edition of Linnaeus's Systema Naturae with its type locality given as the Baltic Sea.

Distribution

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Sweden · 1,572Canada · 490United States of America · 5Norway · 1