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Cottidae
prickly sculpin
Cottus asper
Cottid Fish beneath North American Waters
- Temperate
- Coastal
- Upper river
- Northern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Pacific Ocean
- North America
- Elongated
- Medium
- Temperate fish
Temperate
Regional distribution
Pacific Ocean
Elongated
Mediumprickly sculpin is a freshwater fish found around North America. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 30 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Perches and Allies
- Family
- Cottidae
- Genus
- Cottus
- Maximum length
- 30 cm
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- North America: Pacific slope drainages from Seward, Alaska to Ventura River, California, USA; also east of Continental Divide in upper Peace River in British Columbia, Canada. Exhibits coastal and inland forms that are genetically distinct (Ref. 27547 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
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Family
Conservation status
