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Paiute sculpin

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Paiute sculpin
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cottidae
Genus: Cottus
Species:
C. beldingii
Binomial name
Cottus beldingii

The Paiute sculpin (Cottus beldingii) is a species of fish in the family Cottidae. It is found in the United States, inhabiting the Columbia River drainage from Idaho, western Wyoming, and northeastern Nevada to western Washington and Oregon, and endorheic basins including Lake Tahoe in Nevada and California. It reaches a maximum length of 13.0 cm.[2] It prefers rubble and gravel riffles of cold creeks and small to medium rivers. It is also found in rocky shores of lakes.

References

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  1. ^ NatureServe (2013). "Cottus beldingii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN: e.T202653A15362720. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202653A15362720.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Cottus beldingii" in FishBase. February 2014 version.