When it is recorded
Jan822
Feb1,748
Mar103
Apr26
May40
Jun78
Jul228
Aug1,754
Sep901
Oct65
Nov41
Dec18
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 25 | |
| 2 | Scottish Borders | Scotland | 24 | |
| 3 | Norfolk | England | 16 | |
| 4 | Highland | Scotland | 16 | |
| 5 | Newry, Mourne and Down | Northern Ireland | 6 | |
| 6 | Isle of Anglesey | Wales | 4 | |
| 7 | Denbighshire | Wales | 4 | |
| 8 | Gwynedd | Wales | 3 | |
| 9 | Fife | Scotland | 2 | |
| 10 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Scotland | 2 | |
| 11 | Causeway Coast and Glens | Northern Ireland | 2 | |
| 12 | North Ayrshire | Scotland | 2 | |
| 13 | Ards and North Down | Northern Ireland | 2 | |
| 14 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | 2 | |
| 15 | Plymouth | England | 2 |
197 England302 Scotland53 Wales174 Northern Ireland1 Isle of Man
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 22 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 5,965
- Peak month
- August
- Counties with records
- 22
- Scientific name
- Myoxocephalus scorpius
- Group
- Fish
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 819
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Order
- Scorpaeniformes
- Family
- Cottidae
- Genus
- Myoxocephalus
- Name with authority
- Myoxocephalus scorpius (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 43
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1481591 · GBIF 2333785