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Cottidae
mottled sculpin
Cottus bairdii
Cottid Fish beneath the Atlantic Ocean
- Temperate
- Northern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Atlantic Ocean
- North America
- Medium
- Temperate fish
Temperate
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
Mediummottled sculpin is a fish found around North America. Records give a maximum length of 15 cm. It is listed as Least Concern.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Perches and Allies
- Family
- Cottidae
- Genus
- Cottus
- Maximum length
- 15 cm
- Distribution
- North America: widespread with highly disjunct distribution in Canada and USA. The former Blue Ridge race of the Atlantic slope of the Appalachian Mountains is now recognized as a distinct species Cottus caeruleomentum .
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
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