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| Sculpins are fascinating little fish. Their
colors match the rocks and plants around them. That is why they
are hard to see. When the tide is high, this fish looks for small
animals to eat. When the tide starts to get low, it hurries back
to its tide pool. Sometimes it will explore a nearby tide pool,
but it will always know its way back to its own tide pool. It
can get up to eight in. [20 cm.] long. |
| Sculpins are bottom dwellers because that is
where they get their food. They eat worms, crabs, squid, octopus,
fish and shrimp. Sculpins can be found under or between rocks.
A sculpin's eyes are on the upper side of its head. They swim
over rocky bottoms. They can live from just below the surface
to six hundred feet deep. Sculpins can survive for hours out
of water, but it has to be in a moist area. |
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| Diet |
octopus, worms, crab, squid, fish, and
shrimp |
| Size |
up to 8 in. [20 cm] |
| Color |
red to brown with blotches and spotting |
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| Neat Facts |
can survive out of water for hours if it is in a moist
place |
| Types |
tide pool sculpin, saddleback sculpin, fluffy sculpin,
mosshead sculpin |
| Relatives |
sharks, rays, skates |
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