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Freshwater Sculpins
Cottus
Cottus is a genus of the mainly freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. They are often referred to as the "freshwater sculpins", as they are the principal genus of sculpins to be found in fresh water. They are native to the Palearctic and Nearctic.
They are small fish, mostly less than 15 cm (6 in) in length, although a few species can reach twice that size.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 69 known species
Mottled Sculpin
speciesCottus bairdii
Banded Sculpin
speciesCottus carolinae
Prickly Sculpin
speciesCottus asper
European Bullhead
speciesCottus gobio
Chabot Bullhead
speciesCottus perifretum
Slimy Sculpin
speciesCottus cognatus
Blue Ridge Sculpin
speciesCottus caeruleomentum
Bonneville Sculpin
speciesCottus semiscaber
Knobfin Sculpin
speciesCottus immaculatus
Torrent Sculpin
speciesCottus rhotheus
Paiute Sculpin
speciesCottus beldingii
Potomac Sculpin
speciesCottus girardi
Coastrange Sculpin
speciesCottus aleuticus
Japanese Fluvial Sculpin
speciesCottus pollux
Rhine Sculpin
speciesCottus rhenanus
Spoonhead Sculpin
speciesCottus ricei
Columbia Sculpin
speciesCottus hubbsi
Mountain Sculpin
speciesCottus punctulatus
Kanawha Sculpin
speciesCottus kanawhae
Black Sculpin
speciesCottus baileyi
Utsusemi Sculpin
speciesCottus reinii
Coastal Riffle Sculpin
speciesCottus ohlone
Reticulate Sculpin
speciesCottus perplexus
Tallapoosa Sculpin
speciesCottus tallapoosae
Ozark Sculpin
speciesCottus hypselurus
Chattahoochee Sculpin
speciesCottus chattahoochee
Lez Sculpin
speciesCottus petiti
Inland Riffle Sculpin
speciesCottus gulosus
Koshewnikow's Sculpin
speciesCottus koshewnikowi
Marbled Sculpin
speciesCottus klamathensis
Shorthead Sculpin
speciesCottus confusus
Cedar Sculpin
speciesCottus schitsuumsh
Korean Sculpin
speciesCottus koreanus
Barje Sculpin
speciesCottus metae
Siberian Sculpin
speciesCottus sibiricus
Pygmy Sculpin
speciesCottus paulus
Columbia Slimy Sculpin
speciesCottus philonips
Sakhalin River Sculpin
speciesCottus amblystomopsis
Grotto Sculpin
speciesCottus specus
Snake River Sculpin
speciesCottus tubulatus
River Sculpin
speciesCottus nozawae
Pit Sculpin
speciesCottus pitensis
Shoshone Sculpin
speciesCottus greenei
Slender Sculpin
speciesCottus tenuis
Dordogne Sculpin
speciesCottus duranii
Baltic Sculpin
speciesCottus microstomus
Cherski's Sculpin
speciesCottus czerskii
Altai Bullhead
speciesCottus altaicus
Hérault Sculpin
speciesCottus rondeleti
Bear Lake Sculpin
speciesCottus extensus
Tyuman Sculpin
speciesCottus hangiongensis
Turkestan Sculpin
speciesCottus spinulosus
Rough Sculpin
speciesCottus asperrimus
Malheur Sculpin
speciesCottus bendirei
Adour sculpin
speciesCottus aturi
Rhone Sculpin
speciesCottus sabaudicus
Wood River Sculpin
speciesCottus leiopomus
Prickly × Coastal Riffle Sculpin
hybridCottus asper × ohlone
Pyrenean sculpin
speciesCottus hispaniolensis
Cottus cyclophthalmus
speciesCottus cyclophthalmus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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