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Deepwater Sculpin

Myoxocephalus thompsonii

Classification

Family
Cottidae

The deepwater sculpin (Myoxocephalus thompsonii) is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cottidae of order Scorpaeniformes. It is a glacial relict, native to a limited number of deep, cold lakes in Canada and the United States. Taxonomy The deepwater sculpin was first described in 1851 by Charles Frédéric Girard under the name Triglopsis thompsonii.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 21Canada · 8