A sculpin is a type of fish that belongs to the superfamily Cottoidea in the order Perciformes.

[2] As of 2006, this superfamily contains 7 families, 94 genera, and 387 species.

[3] Sculpins occur in many types of habitat, including ocean and freshwater zones.

They live in rivers, submarine canyons, kelp forests, and shallow littoral habitat types, such as tidepools.

[2] Families include:[3][4]