Knobfin sculpin

Knobfin sculpin
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Scorpaeniformes
Family:Cottidae
Genus:Cottus
Species: C. immaculatus
Binomial name
Cottus immaculatus
Kinziger & R. M. Wood, 2010

The knobfin sculpin (Cottus immaculatus) is a species of fish in the family Cottidae. It is found in the United States and Canada, inhabiting the Current, Eleven Point, Spring and White river systems in the Ozark Highlands of Arkansas and Missouri. It reaches a maximum length of 9.0 cm.[2] It prefers rocky riffles of headwaters and creeks.

References

  1. NatureServe (2013). "Cottus immaculatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2013: e.T18246574A19035144. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T18246574A19035144.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Cottus immaculatus" in FishBase. February 2014 version.


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