Cottus confusus
Shorthead Sculpin
NS
G5
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Scorpaeniformes (Lionfish, Stonefish and others)
Cottidae (Sculpins)
Cottus
Cottus confusus (Shorthead Sculpin)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated.
Distribution
North America: Columbia River drainage in British Columbia, Canada and in Montana, Idaho, Washington and Oregon, USA; and in Puget Sound drainage in Washington.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. demersal. Found in: streams.
Biology
Occurs in fast, rocky riffles of cold headwaters, creeks and rivers.
Max length: 15.0 cm TL; common length: 8.6 cm TL; max age: 6 years.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: internal (oviduct).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2011-11-09. Resilience: Medium (tmax=6).
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.
Coker, G.A., C.B. Portt and C.K. Minns (2001) Morphological and ecological characteristics of Canadian freshwater fishes. Can. MS Rpt. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2554:iv+89p.
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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