Pit sculpin
| Pit sculpin | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Cottidae |
| Genus: | Cottus |
| Species: | C. pitensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cottus pitensis R. M. Bailey & C. E. Bond, 1963
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The Pit sculpin (Cottus pitensis) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. It is found in the United States, inhabiting the Pit and upper Sacramento River systems in Oregon and California. It reaches a maximum length of 13.0 cm.[2] It prefers rubble and gravel riffles.
References
[edit]- ^ NatureServe (2013). "Cottus pitensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN: e.T184085A15362901. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T184085A15362901.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cottus pitensis". FishBase. February 2014 version.
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