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Longspined bullhead, Sea Scorpion

Taurulus bubalis

6,355Records since 2000
JunePeak month
40Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan116
Feb259
Mar204
Apr194
May356
Jun1,696
Jul835
Aug1,187
Sep924
Oct305
Nov105
Dec34

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Norfolk England92
2Highland Scotland59
3Cornwall England52
4Argyll and Bute Scotland35
5Pembrokeshire Wales35
6Isle of Anglesey Wales31
7Gwynedd Wales25
8Shetland Islands —25
9Torbay England23
10Aberdeenshire Scotland20
11Orkney Islands Scotland18
12Devon England17
13Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland17
14Isles of Scilly England15
15Scottish Borders Scotland13
1,944 England920 Scotland587 Wales385 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 40 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
6,355
Peak month
June
Counties with records
40
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Taurulus bubalis
Group
Fish
NBN Atlas records since 2000
5,362
Most recorded in
Norfolk, Highland, Cornwall
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Scorpaeniformes
Family
Cottidae
Genus
Taurulus
Name with authority
Taurulus bubalis (Euphrasen, 1786)
Described
1786
Contributing datasets
56

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1507426 · GBIF 2334227