Myoxocephalus scorpius

Myoxocephalus scorpius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cottidae
Genus: Myoxocephalus
Species:
M. scorpius
Binomial name
Myoxocephalus scorpius
Synonyms
  • Cottus scorpius Linnaeus, 1758
  • Acanthocottus scorpius (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Myoxocephalus scorpius scorpius (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Cottus groenlandicus Cuvier, 1829
  • Myoxocephalus scorpius groenlandicus (Cuvier, 1829)
  • Cottus verrucosus Bean, 1881
  • Myoxocephalus verrucosus (Bean, 1881)

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]

  1. ^ a b Garcia, S. (2015). "Myoxocephalus scorpius (Europe assessment)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T190210A18983059. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Myoxocephalus scorpius". FishBase. June 2019 version.
  3. ^ Shorthorn Sculpin, Myoxocephalus scorpius Canada's Polar Life: Organisms. www.polarlife.ca
  4. ^ FishBase: Common names of Myoxocephalus scorpius. Retrieved 1 June 2019.