Shorthorn sculpin
(Myoxocephalus scorpius)

Classification

Species: Myoxocephalus scorpius
Genus: Myoxocephalus - Musclehead sculpins
Family: Cottidae - Cottids
Order: Scorpaeniformes - Mail-cheeked fishes
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

General data

Scientific names: Shorthorn sculpin
Local names: Bull-rout, Arctic sculpin, Daddy sculpin, Goat sculpin, Greenland sculpin, Guffy, Horny whore, Short-spined sea scorpion, Warty sculpin, Scully, Scummy, Father-lasher
Habitat: Saltwater
Climates: Temperate, Subpolar
Native to coasts of: Europe, Asia, North America
Distribution: Arctic ocean, North Sea, Daugava (Western Dvina), Baltic sea, Norwegian sea, Irish Sea, Atlantic Ocean

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