Shorthead sculpin (Cottus confusus)

Scientific name: Cottus confusus Bailey & Bond, 1963

Shorthead sculpin (Cottus confusus)

The Shorthead sculpin (Cottus confusus) is a freshwater fish of the family Cottidae. Native range: North America, Columbia River drainage in British Columbia, Canada and in Montana, Idaho, Washington and Oregon, USA; and in Puget Sound drainage in Washington.

Biology

Occurs in fast, rocky riffles of cold headwaters, creeks and rivers.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cottus confusus
Family
Cottidae (Sculpins)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
15.0
Common length
8.6
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Columbia River drainage in British Columbia, Canada and in Montana, Idaho, Washington and Oregon, USA; and in Puget Sound drainage in Washington.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=6)

Sources

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

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