Sculpin
| Sculpin | |
|---|---|
| Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Cottoidei |
| Superfamily: | Cottoidea Gill, 1889 |
A sculpin is a type of fish that belongs to the superfamily Cottoidea in the order Perciformes. As of 2006, this superfamily contains 7 families, 94 genera, and 387 species.
Sculpins occur in many types of habitat, including ocean and freshwater zones. They live in rivers, submarine canyons, kelp forests, and shallow littoral habitat types, such as tidepools.