sculpin in English

noun
1
a chiefly marine fish of the northern hemisphere, with a broad flattened head and spiny scales and fins.
In addition to whitefish, bull trout will feed on sculpins , darters or other trout and where applicable, salmon fry.

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2. The ancestors of this species flock comprising more than 30 species belonged to the widespread freshwater sculpin genus Cottus (in Cottidae).

3. Fourteen species of fish have been recorded in the river, the most common being the Atlantic salmon and the Slimy sculpin.

4. Psychrolutes microporos, commonly known as a Blobfish or fathead, and the subject of a well-known photograph; Psychrolutes marcidus, commonly known as a smooth-head Blobfish or a Blobfish; Psychrolutes occidentalis, Western Blobfish or Western Australian sculpin; Ebinania macquariensis, Macquarie Blobfish…

5. Benthic fishes that live in high velocity environments, such as sturgeon, darters and sculpin, can maintain position by Appressing themselves to the substrate using fins and body shape to generate negative lift and maximize drag (Matthews, 1985; Webb et at., 1996; Adams et al., 1997).

6. Whittle et al. (2004) conducted surveys of PBDE levels in fish communities of Lake Ontario and Lake Michigan in 2001 and 2002 and evaluated biomagnification in the local pelagic food web (net plankton/Mysis/Diporeia → forage fish (smelt/sculpin/alewife) → lake trout).