Myoxocephalus scorpius

Myoxocephalus scorpius
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Cottoidei
Family: Psychrolutidae
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. 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.