Shorthorn Sculpin
Myoxocephalus scorpius
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 608
- Most observed in
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Myoxocephalus scorpius, typically known as the shorthorn sculpin or bull-rout, is a species of fish in the family Cottidae. It is a demersal species of the Northern Atlantic and adjacent subarctic and Arctic seas. The species has many English names that are used less frequently or in small parts of its range, including Arctic sculpin, daddy sculpin, European sculpin, father-lasher, goat sculpin, Greenland sculpin, guffy, horny whore, pig-fish, scully, scummy, short-spined sea scorpion and warty sculpin.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Myoxocephalus scorpius”.