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  • Shorthorn Sculpin, 1 of 6
    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) Jim Greenfield, all rights reserved

  • Shorthorn Sculpin, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) Stefan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) Klaus Kevin Kristensen, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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    Photo 4 of 6

    (c) Dan Bender, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    Photo 5 of 6

    (c) Guido Schmitz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) Bernd Kirschner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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Shorthorn Sculpin

Myoxocephalus scorpius

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1,320 observations
Group
Fish

About

Myoxocephalus scorpius, known variously as the shorthorn sculpin, short-spined sea scorpion, bull-head, bull-rout and the father-lasher, is a demersal fish of the Northern Atlantic and adjacent subarctic coasts, and of the Arctic including the coasts of Alaska and Siberia. It reaches maturity at 15–30 cm (5.9–11.8 in) in length and specimens from the Arctic and subarctic, which grow to the largest size, can reach up to 60 cm (24 in). The fish has a squat appearance, a large spiny head...

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