Fish, sculpin family
European bullhead (sculpin)
- Maximum length
- 18cm
- Maximum weight
- 0.1kg
- Best water temperature
- 6–14 °C
- Water today (3.2 °C)
- Tolerates it, but slowed down
- Fishing districts near where it occurs
- 5
About the species European bullhead (sculpin)
How to recognise it
Large flattened head, scaleless body and broad pectoral fins. It hides under stones.
Where it lives
Cold clean streams with a stony bed.
What it feeds on
Invertebrates and eggs.
Spawning
From February to April; the male guards the eggs under a stone.
It indicates clean water. In the EU it is among the protected species (Habitats Directive).
Water temperature and requirements
At what temperature the species is active and how well today's water suits it.
Tolerates it, but slowed downTypical water on the Slovakia is 3.2 °C today. The species tolerates this temperature (1 to 18 °C), but the water is cooler than the ideal 6 to 14 °C. Fish are slower and more selective. This temperature corresponds to spawning (2 to 7 °C). Fishing restrictions apply during the closed season.
- tolerates 1 to 18 °C
- best 6 to 14 °C
- spawning at 2 to 7 °C
- typical water today 3.2 °C
- Length
- up to 18 cm
- Weight
- up to 0.1 kg
- Oxygen
- Requires a lot of oxygen
- Position in the food chain
- 3.4omnivore and small animals
The values are indicative and come from the FishBase database. In a particular water, fish behave according to the weather, air pressure, oxygen and food.
Where it was recorded
Fishing districts around which a record of this species exists (GBIF).
5 fishing districts in total. Show on map
Catches of European bullhead (sculpin)
Approved catches by anglers on this portal.
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Photo credits
- European bullhead (sculpin): Photo: Piet Spaans, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Stone loach: Photo: –Xocolatl (talk) 20:12, 26 April 2010 (UTC), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Minimum sizes, protection periods and permitted fishing methods are set by the fishing regulations and the conditions of the specific fishing district. Check them before you fish.