bull rout
Myoxocephalus scorpius
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Cottidae
- Genus
- Myoxocephalus
Where to Find
Found in 14 diving areas across 5 countries and 2 regions.
- Bornholm, Denmark - 2319 records
- North Sea Coast, Denmark - 4531 records
- South Coast, Ireland - 17 records
- West Coast, Ireland - 10 records
- Baltic Coast, Sweden - 231 records
- West Coast (Gothenburg), Sweden - 8001 records
- Cornwall & Devon, United Kingdom - 43 records
- Northumberland & Northeast, United Kingdom - 238 records
- Scapa Flow, Orkney, United Kingdom - 603 records
- Scottish East Coast & Borders, United Kingdom - 282 records
- Scottish West Coast, United Kingdom - 100 records
- New Brunswick & Bay of Fundy, Canada - 76 records
- Newfoundland, Canada - 326 records
- Nova Scotia, Canada - 65 records