Bigmouth Sculpin

Caudal fin rounded (Ref. 6885). Color mottled gray or brown above, paler below; four or five vague darker saddles across back; two tan stripes across head; red below anterior part of spinous dorsal; mottled red brown on membranes of spinous dorsal fin, lighter between fifth and eighth spines; chestnut brown on rayed dorsal with pale gray marbling; on pectorals alternating bands of yellow brown, light gray, and dark brown; light gray with fine black speckling and orange patches on anal fin; on caudal fin dark reddish brown with fine vertical stripes of gray brown (Ref. 6885).

Dorsal spines (total): 13 - 14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 12; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 13

Occurs offshore (Ref. 2850).

gamefish: yes

The bigmouth sculpin (Hemitripterus bolini) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Hemitripterinae of the family Agonidae. This species is found in the northern Pacific Ocean from the Bering Sea and the Aleutian Islands south as far as Eureka, California.