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Bony fish

Buffalo Sculpin

Enophrys bison

Also known as: - No other name

Adult
@rorororosa · Santa Cruz, United States · July 20131 / 2
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Overview

Found singly camouflaged amongst rocks and seaweed over rock and sandy bottoms of inshore reefs.

Sculpins are small bottom dwelling fish, usually found in both shallow intertidal zones, of coasts and estuaries, and much deeper waters of the oceans, where they are often caught in trawl nets.

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Eastern Pacific
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Found singly camouflaged amongst rocks and seaweed over rock and sandy bottoms of inshore reefs.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderPerciformes
    5. familyCottidae
    6. genusEnophrys
    7. speciesEnophrys bison (Girard, 1854)

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    More in the family

    Sculpins (Cottidae)