Riffle sculpin (Cottus gulosus)

Scientific name: Cottus gulosus Girard, 1854

The Riffle sculpin (Cottus gulosus) is a freshwater fish of the family Cottidae.

Biology

Inhabits sand and gravel riffles of headwaters and creeks; also in sand-gravel runs and backwaters of small to large rivers.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cottus gulosus
Family
Cottidae (Sculpins)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
11.0
Common length
6.0
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Pacific Slope drainages from lower Columbia River drainage in Washington to Morro Bay in California (including Sacramento-San Joaquin River drainage except upper Pit River), USA; absent in Rogue and Klamath River drainages in southern Oregon and northern California.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (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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