Fish, sculpin family
Siberian bullhead
- Origin
- Native species
- Fishing
- banned all year
About the species Siberian bullhead
How to recognise it
It resembles the European bullhead: a flattened head with a large mouth, a scaleless body and broad pectoral fins. It hides under stones.
Where it lives
Cold, clean mountain and foothill streams and rivers with a stony bottom.
What it feeds on
Insect larvae and small invertebrates.
Spawning
In spring; it lays its eggs under stones, where the male guards them.
Classification under the decree
Decree of the Ministry of the Environment of the SR no. 381/2018 Coll. on fisheries.
Classification
A native species of fish or lamprey (Section 13, paragraph 1 of the decree).
Water type (§ 1 of the decree)
An important accompanying species of trout waters and of grayling waters.
Closed season, minimum size and daily limit
What the Fisheries Act says about Siberian bullhead. For guidance only; check it in the fishing regulations of the district.
Species protected all year
Section 10, paragraph 1, point i of the decreefishing prohibited
this species may not be fishedoutside this period
You must not keep a fish of this species. If you happen to catch one, return it to the water as gently as possible.
Summary of Act no. 216/2018 Coll. and Decree no. 381/2018 Coll. (as of 6 Nov 2026). It may be out of date or contain an error, and exceptions apply on some waters. The permit and the fishing regulations of the district are binding. The fishing law, rule by rule.
Where it was recorded
Fishing districts around which a record of this species exists (GBIF).
We do not yet track where this species occurs in individual fishing districts. So far we have records from the GBIF database only for species with numerical water-temperature data.
Catches of Siberian bullhead
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Photo credits
- Siberian bullhead: Photo: Ludovika26, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- European bullhead (sculpin): Photo: Piet Spaans, CC BY-SA 2.5, 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.