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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Cottoidei (Sculpins) > Cottidae (Sculpins)
Etymology: Cottus: Greek, kottos = a fish (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Evermann & Meek.

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Freshwater; demersal. Temperate; 42°N - 41°N

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North America: occurs only in upper Klamath River drainage (upper Klamath Lake and upstream) in Oregon, USA.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5723); common length : 7.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12193)

Occur over mud, sand and gravel on lake shores, and in riffles, runs and pools of creeks and small to medium rivers.

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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. 126983)

Vulnerable (VU) (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)); Date assessed: 11 November 2011

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Cottus tenuis (Evermann & Meek, 1898)