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Affected species include the brown and rainbow trout, mountain whitefish and sculpins that are a food source for the larger fish.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 20, 2021

In the algae-filled ponds of the New Delta East—land created by the undammed Elwha—we netted hundreds of knuckle-size sculpins, sticklebacks, snails, and baby flounder, along with lots of perfectly round beaver poop.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 26, 2016

Two poisonings have also hurt the fish population and trout food sources, including sculpins and other marine wildlife trout eat.

From Washington Times • Mar. 5, 2016

A string of bait, consisting mainly of flounders and sculpins, was tied into each trap.

From The Lobster Fishery of Maine Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission, Vol. 19, Pages 241-265, 1899 by Cobb, John N. (John Nathan)

The dog happened to be down at the shore, forlornly searching for sculpins and caplin.

From Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North by Waldo, Fullerton