Cottus tenuis (Evermann & Meek, 1898)
Slender sculpin
Slender sculpin

Family:  Cottidae (Sculpins)
Max. size:  9 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  North America: occurs only in upper Klamath River drainage (upper Klamath Lake and upstream) in Oregon, USA.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Occur over mud, sand and gravel on lake shores, and in riffles, runs and pools of creeks and small to medium rivers.
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 11 November 2011 (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Known from the Pacific Mid-coastal ecoregion (Ref. 81264). Occurs only in upper Klamath River drainage (upper Klamath Lake and upstream) in Oregon (Ref. 5723). Status of threat: vulnerable; status same as 1989. Criteria: 1,4,5 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264).


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