Cottus beldingii
Paiute Sculpin
NS
G5
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Scorpaeniformes (Lionfish, Stonefish and others)
Cottidae (Sculpins)
Cottus
Cottus beldingii (Paiute Sculpin)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated.
Distribution
North America: Columbia drainage from Idaho, Wyoming and Nevada to Washington and Oregon in the USA; western endorheic basins including Lake Tahoe in Nevada and California, Humboldt River in Nevada, and Bear River in Utah, USA.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. demersal.
Biology
Inhabits rubble and gravel riffles of cold creeks and small to medium rivers. Also found in rocky shores of lakes.
Max length: 13.0 cm TL; common length: 4.8 cm TL.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2011-11-08. Resilience: Medium (Fec=181).
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: of no interest.
References
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr (1991) A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p.
Lemoine, M., M.K. Young, K.S. Mckelvey, L. Eby, K.L. Pilgrim and M.K. Schwartz (2014) Cottus schitsuumsh, a new species of sculpin (Scorpaeniformes: Cottidae) in the Columbia River basin, Idaho-Montana, USA. Zootaxa 3755(3):241-258.
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