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Mottled Sculpin

Cottus bairdii

Also known as: Beard's Sculpin, Blob, Bullhead, Columbia Sculpin, Freshwater Sculpin, Gudgeon, Miller's Thumb, Muddler, Rocky Mountain Sculpin, Sea Raven, Speckled Sculpin

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2013
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Adult
@anthony53 · Weiss lake, United States · June 20181 / 2
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Overview

Found singly, over gravel and rubble areas, of creeks, headwaters, lakes, and small rivers.
Widespread North America

Sculpins are small bottom dwelling fish.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
blotcheslines
Behaviour
bottom dwellingsolitary

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Habitat & where to find it

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Found singly, over gravel and rubble areas, of creeks, headwaters, lakes, and small rivers.

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Adult photos 2

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  • Jonathan Mosher· 25 Apr 2019

    Freshwater (mottled) Sculpin is non-poisonous.

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Taxonomy

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyCottidae
  6. genusCottus
  7. speciesCottus bairdii Girard, 1850

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