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Pygmy sculpin

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Pygmy sculpin
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cottidae
Genus: Cottus
Species:
C. paulus
Binomial name
Cottus paulus
Synonyms[1]

Cottus pygmaeus J. D. Williams, 1968

The pygmy sculpin (Cottus paulus) is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. It is endemic to Alabama in the United States. It inhabits Coldwater Spring and its associated spring run in the Coosa River and Choccolocco Creek systems.

This fish produces sounds during courtship and conflict.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b NatureServe (2013). "Cottus paulus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T5443A15361945. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T5443A15361945.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Kierl, N. C. and C. E. Johnston. (2010). Sound production in the pygmy sculpin Cottus paulus (Cottidae) during courtship and agonistic behaviours. Journal of Fish Biology 77(6) 1268.


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