Black sculpin (Cottus baileyi)

Scientific name: Cottus baileyi Robins, 1961

Black sculpin (Cottus baileyi)

The Black sculpin (Cottus baileyi) is a freshwater fish of the family Cottidae. Native range: North America, occurs only in the extreme upper Clinch and Holston River systems (in Tennessee River drainage) in Virginia and Tennessee, USA.

Biology

Inhabits springs and rocky riffles of headwaters and creeks.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cottus baileyi
Family
Cottidae (Sculpins)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.4
Common length
6.0
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: occurs only in the extreme upper Clinch and Holston River systems (in Tennessee River drainage) in Virginia and Tennessee, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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