Riffle sculpin
The riffle sculpin (Cottus gulosus) is a species of fish in the family Cottidae. It is found in the United States, inhabiting the lower Columbia River drainage in Washington, to Morro Bay in California. It is also found in the Puget Sound drainage in Washington. It reaches a maximum length of 11.0 cm.[2] It prefers rocky riffles of headwaters and creeks.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Cottidae |
| Genus: | Cottus |
| Species: | C. gulosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cottus gulosus Girard, 1854 | |
References
- NatureServe (2016). "Cottus gulosus ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2017.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Cottus gulosus" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
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