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title: "Shorthorn Sculpin"
description: "Myoxocephalus scorpius — Fish. Myoxocephalus scorpius, typically known as the shorthorn sculpin or bull-rout, is a species of fish in the family Cottidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/shorthorn-sculpin
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Shorthorn Sculpin

> Myoxocephalus scorpius — Fish. Myoxocephalus scorpius, typically known as the shorthorn sculpin or bull-rout, is a species of fish in the family Cottidae.

- Scientific name: *Myoxocephalus scorpius*
- Category: `fish` (Fish)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast), `arctic` (Arctic)
- iNaturalist observations: 1273
- Wikidata: [Q1481591](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1481591)
- iNaturalist taxon: [47639](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/47639)

## Names

- en: Shorthorn Sculpin
- de: Seeskorpion
- es: Pez Escorpión de Cuerno Corto
- fr: Chaboisseau à épines courtes
- nl: Gewone zeedonderpad
- pl: Kur diabeł

## Countries with the most observations

CA (330), US (107), GL (76), NO (72), RU (54), DK (52), NL (51), GB (48), SE (34), DE (31), IS (13), SJ (6)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myoxocephalus_scorpius

## Photo

![Shorthorn Sculpin](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/shorthorn-sculpin/medium.jpg)

Photo: Drew Hillier · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/55168310

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/shorthorn-sculpin?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).