What Animal Lives Where

Where has the fourhorn sculpin been recorded?

Myoxocephalus quadricornis occurrence evidence comes from 26,088 records in 6 countries and territories, from 1880 to 2026. Most records come from Canada.

ScorpaeniformesCottidaeMyoxocephalus

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

26,088 records across 6 countries and territories, 1880–2026.

Myoxocephalus quadricornis · GBIF taxon key 2334327

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-20. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: August.

1 month reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

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Peak month: August. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

18802026

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where fourhorn sculpin has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for fourhorn sculpin. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Canada 15,543
Sweden 10,361
United States 180
Russia 2
Finland 1
Greenland 1

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Others in the family Cottidae.

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36,978 records
Atlantic Hook-ear Sculpin
Atlantic Hook-ear Sculpin
268 records
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.