Scientific Name
Cottus perplexus

Common Name
Reticulate sculpin

Biology
Inhabits rubble and gravel-bottomed pools and riffles of headwaters, creeks and small rivers. Where the Cottus rhotheus and C. aleuticus do not occur, this species occupies riffles ; at localities where all occur together, it shifts to pools.

Classification

Classified By

Gilbert & Evermann, 1894

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Sculpins (Cottidae)

Distribution

Region

North America

Distribution

North America: Pacific Slope drainages from Snohomish River and Puget Sound in Washington to Rogue River system in Oregon and California, USA.

Range

49°N - 41°N

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Freshwater; demersal

Trophic Level

3.17 s.e. 0.44 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

False

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

10.0 cm

Common Length

8.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (28 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Fec=432)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated