Utah Lake sculpin (Cottus echinatus)

Scientific name: Cottus echinatus Bailey & Bond, 1963

The Utah Lake sculpin (Cottus echinatus) is a freshwater fish of the family Cottidae. Native range: North America, Bonneville ecoregion, USA.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cottus echinatus
Family
Cottidae (Sculpins)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
9.2
Common length
7.1
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Bonneville ecoregion, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Extinct (EX)
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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