Chattahoochee sculpin

Chattahoochee sculpin
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Scorpaeniformes
Family:Cottidae
Genus:Cottus
Species: C. chattahoochee
Binomial name
Cottus chattahoochee
Neely, J. D. Williams & Mayden, 2007

The Chattahoochee sculpin (Cottus chattahoochee) is a species of fish in the family Cottidae. It is found in the United States, inhabiting the Chattahoochee River, above the Fall Line in Georgia. It reaches a maximum length of 8.5 cm.[2] It prefers rocky riffles of headwaters and creeks.

References

  1. NatureServe (2016). "Cottus chattahoochee". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Cottus chattahoochee" in FishBase. February 2014 version.


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