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title: "Buffalo Sculpin"
description: "Enophrys bison — Fish. Enophrys bison, the buffalo sculpin, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/buffalo-sculpin
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Buffalo Sculpin

> Enophrys bison — Fish. Enophrys bison, the buffalo sculpin,  is a species of marine ray-finned fish, belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins.

- Scientific name: *Enophrys bison*
- Category: `fish` (Fish)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 1418
- Wikidata: [Q2188323](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2188323)
- iNaturalist taxon: [117536](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/117536)

## Names

- en: Buffalo Sculpin

## Countries with the most observations

US (733), CA (599)

## Summary

Enophrys bison, the buffalo sculpin,  is a species of marine ray-finned fish, belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. It is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enophrys_bison

## Photo

![Buffalo Sculpin](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/buffalo-sculpin/medium.jpg)

Photo: Chris Armstrong · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/355839246

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/buffalo-sculpin?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).