Longspined bullhead: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the longspined bullhead lives – recorded in 11 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Taurulus bubalis
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	11 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Perciformes
Family	Cottidae

Where does the longspined bullhead live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the longspined bullhead in 11 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the longspined bullhead endangered?

The longspined bullhead’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the longspined bullhead?

The longspined bullhead (Taurulus bubalis) is a ray-finned fish in the order Perciformes and the family Cottidae, genus Taurulus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the longspined bullhead

The long-spined bullhead (Taurulus bubalis), also known as the long-spined sea-scorpion, and the long-spined scorpion fish is a coastal fish of the sculpin family Cottidae, inhabiting marine waters of Europe.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Longspined bullhead (revision 1314761673), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1507426 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).