Pit sculpin
The Pit sculpin (Cottus pitensis) is a species of fish in the family Cottidae. 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.
| Pit sculpin | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Cottidae |
| Genus: | Cottus |
| Species: | C. pitensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cottus pitensis R. M. Bailey & C. E. Bond, 1963 | |
References
- NatureServe (2013). "Cottus pitensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2013: e.T184085A15362901. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T184085A15362901.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Cottus pitensis" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
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