Margined sculpin
| Margined sculpin | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Cottidae |
| Genus: | Cottus |
| Species: | C. marginatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cottus marginatus T. H. Bean, 1881 | |
The margined sculpin (Cottus marginatus) is a species of fish in the Cottidae family. It is found in the United States, inhabiting the Columbia River drainage from the Walla Walla River system, Washington, to the Umatilla River system in Oregon. It reaches a maximum length of 13.0 cm.[2] It prefers rubble and gravel riffles.
References
- ↑ NatureServe (2013). "Cottus marginatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Cottus marginatus" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
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