Cottidae

Black sculpin

Cottus baileyi

Endemic Cottid Fish of North American Waters

• Black
• Temperate
• Upper river
• Northern Hemisphere
• Restricted distribution
• Freshwater fish
• North America
• Small
• Temperate fish

The black sculpin (Cottus baileyi) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. It is endemic to the United States. Its range includes the extreme upper Clinch and Holston River systems in western Virginia and just into northeastern Tennessee.