Short-spined sea scorpion, Myoxocephalus scorpius, from the Baltic Sea, Søbadet, Lille bælt, Denmark.

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This species is known under a variety of common names, including shorthorn sculpin, short-spined sea scorpion, bull-head, bull-rout and the father-lasher. It is usually found among seaweed, stones, on rocky bottoms with mud or sand.

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Size: 4523px × 3342px
Location: Søbadet, Lille bælt, Denmark
Photo credit: © Rasmus Loeth Petersen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: actinopterygii, atlantic, baltic, bony, bull-head, bull-rout, camouflage, chordata, cottidae, denmark, diving, eye, father-lasher, fish, fishes, lille, marine, myoxocephalus, north, predator, red, salt, scorpaeniformes, scorpion, scorpius, scuba, sculpin, sea, short-spined, shorthorn, underwater, vertebrate, water, ælt, øbadet