Reticulate sculpin (Cottus perplexus)

Scientific name: Cottus perplexus Gilbert & Evermann, 1894

Reticulate sculpin (Cottus perplexus)

The Reticulate sculpin (Cottus perplexus) is a freshwater fish of the family Cottidae. Native range: North America, Pacific Slope drainages from Snohomish River and Puget Sound in Washington to Rogue River system in Oregon and California, USA.

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.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cottus perplexus
Family
Cottidae (Sculpins)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
10.0
Common length
8.0
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
North America: Pacific Slope drainages from Snohomish River and Puget Sound in Washington to Rogue River system in Oregon and California, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Fec=432)

Sources

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

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