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.[1][2][3] 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.[4]
^ abGarcia, S. (2015). "Myoxocephalus scorpius (Europe assessment)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T190210A18983059. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
^Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Myoxocephalus scorpius" in FishBase. June 2019 version.
Myoxocephalusscorpius, typically known as the shorthorn sculpin or bull-rout, is a species of fish in the family Cottidae. It is a demersal species of...
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tapering body and a large head and resembles the shorthorn sculpin (Myoxocephalusscorpius). It has two spines on each side on the gill cover, the front one...
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