slimy sculpin

Cottus cognatus

Cottid Fish Reaching Twelve Point One Centimeters

slimy sculpin is a freshwater fish of North America. The species occupies freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 12.1 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Cottidae
Genus: Cottus
Maximum length: 12.1 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: North America: throughout most of mainland Canada and Alaska; Atlantic Slope drainages south to Potomac River in Virginia, USA; St. Lawrence-Great Lakes basin; upper Mississippi River basin in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa, USA; upper Columbia River drainage in Canada and USA. Also in Siberia, Russia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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