Chattahoochee sculpin

The Chattahoochee sculpin (Cottus chattahoochee) is a species of fish in the family Cottidae. It is found in the United States, inhabiting the Chattahoochee River, above the Fall Line in Georgia. It reaches a maximum length of 8.5 cm.[2] It prefers rocky riffles of headwaters and creeks.

Chattahoochee sculpin
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cottidae
Genus: Cottus
Species:
C. chattahoochee
Binomial name
Cottus chattahoochee
Neely, J. D. Williams & Mayden, 2007

References

  1. NatureServe (2013). "Cottus chattahoochee". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202657A15363801. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202657A15363801.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Cottus chattahoochee" in FishBase. February 2014 version.


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