Cottus paulus Williams, 2000
Pygmy sculpin
photo by Burkhead, N.

Family:  Cottidae (Sculpins)
Max. size:  4.5 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 2 years
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  North America: known only from Coldwater Spring (Coosa River system), Calhoun County in Alabama, USA.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Inhabits rocky spring runs.
IUCN Red List Status: Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 10 November 2011 (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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