Klamath Lake sculpin
Appearance
Klamath Lake sculpin | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Cottidae |
Genus: | Cottus |
Species: | C. princeps
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Binomial name | |
Cottus princeps C. H. Gilbert, 1898
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The Klamath Lake sculpin (Cottus princeps) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. It is endemic to the Agency and Upper Klamath Lakes in Oregon, USA. It reaches a maximum length of 7.0 cm.[2] It prefers rocky and sandy shores of the lakes.
References
[edit]- ^ NatureServe (2013). "Cottus princeps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T5442A15361464. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T5442A15361464.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Cottus princeps" in FishBase. February 2014 version.