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Cottidae (Sculpins)
Etymology: Cottus: Greek, kottos = a fish (Ref. 45335); rhotheus: rhotheus -- rushing of the torrent, referring to habitat (Ref. 1998).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Οικολογία
; Γλυκού νερού βενθικό(ς). Temperate; 52°N - 42°N
North America: upper Fraser River drainage in British Columbia in Canada to Nehalem River in Oregon, USA (including Columbia River drainage of British Columbia in Canada, and Washington, Idaho, Montana and Oregon in the USA).
Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.5 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 1998); common length : 6.8 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 12193)
Ραχιαίες άκανθες (συνολικά) : 7 - 9; Μαλακές ραχιαίες ακτίνες (συνολικά) : 15 - 18; Μαλακές εδρικές ακτίνες: 11 - 14.
Inhabits rubble and gravel riffles of rivers and rocky lake shores. Individuals up to 5 cm feed on planktonic crustaceans and aquatic insect larvae especially that of midges and mayflies (Ref. 1998). Larger sculpins feed on minnows and other fishes (Ref. 1998). Possibly spawns in June (Ref. 1998).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Αναπαραγωγή | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Προνύμφες
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p. (Ref. 5723)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Εργαλεία
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Διαδικτυακές πηγές
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm Total Length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.45 se; based on food items.
Ελαστικότητα (Ref.
120179): Μεσαίο(α), ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού 1,4 - 4,4 έτη (Fec=448).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).