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  | |
| 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
- 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.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Cottus chattahoochee" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
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