Short-spined Sea Scorpion (Myoxocephalus scorpius)

Also known as Arctic Sculpin, Bull Rout, Bullhead, Daddy Sculpin, European Sculpin, Father Lasher, Goat Sculpin, Greenland Bullhead, Greenland Sculpin, Guffy, Horny Whore, Pigfish, Scolping, Scully, Scummy, Scumpy, Sea Scorpion, Shortfin Scorpius, Shorthorn Sculpin, Short-spined Bullhead, Warty Sculpin

Description

Also known as Arctic Sculpin, Bull Rout, Bullhead, Daddy Sculpin, European Sculpin, Father Lasher, Goat Sculpin, Greenland Bullhead, Greenland Sculpin, Guffy, Horny Whore, Pigfish, Scolping, Scully, Scummy, Scumpy, Sea Scorpion, Shortfin Scorpius, Shorthorn Sculpin, Short-spined Bullhead, Warty Sculpin.

Found singly, resting on bottoms, and blending in with their surroundings, over mud, rock, sand, and seaweed bottoms, of coral and rocky reefs.
They feed on large crustaceans, fish, and worms.
Length - 30cm
Depth - 0-450m
Widespread Eastern Atlantic, Western Atlantic, Arctic Ocean

Sculpins are small bottom dwelling fish, usually found in both shallow intertidal zones, of coasts and estuaries, and much deeper waters of the oceans, where they are often caught in trawl nets. Ref: https://www.fishbase.in/summary/1329

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