Sculpins are classified as a non-game fish by the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife 

 and Parks. Funding for research on non-game species is minor. Most distributional 

 information has been collected incidentally while electroshocking for game fishes. As a 

 result, the distribution of sculpin species and abundance has not been officially documented 

 although speculations exist. The purpose of this study was to determine the present 

 location of sculpin species within the Kootenai National Forest and adjacent potions of the 

 Lolo National Forest. 



