Margined sculpin
The margined sculpin (Cottus marginatus) is a species of fish in the family Cottidae. 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.
| 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 | |
References
- NatureServe (2013). "Cottus marginatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2015.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Cottus marginatus" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
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