Klamath Lake sculpin

Klamath Lake sculpin
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cottidae
Genus: Cottus
Species: C. princeps
Binomial name
Cottus princeps
C. H. Gilbert, 1898

The Klamath Lake sculpin (Cottus princeps) is a species of fish in the Cottidae family. It is endemic to the United States. It is endemic to the Agency and Upper Klamath Lakes in Oregon. It reaches a maximum length of 7.0 cm.[2] It prefers rocky and sandy shores of the lakes.

References

  1. NatureServe (2013). "Cottus princeps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Cottus princeps" in FishBase. February 2014 version.


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