Cottidae (Sculpins) Fish Adult Pictures
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
» Phylum Chordata (Vertebrates)
» Class Actinopterygii (Fishes)
» Order Cottidae (Sculpins)
This fish was collected from the Catskills on May 6th, 2007 and added to Troutnut.com on May 18th, 2007.
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Mottled Sculpin 9 Replies »
Jason-
I believe it to be a Mottled Sculpin (Cottus bairdii), which occurs in rubble and gravel riffles, and is less often in sand-gravel runs of headwaters, creeks and small rivers. Also found in springs and their effluents and rocky shores of lakes, they feed mainly on aquatic insect larvae, but also on crustaceans, annelids, fishes, fish eggs, and plant material.
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ReplyI believe it to be a Mottled Sculpin (Cottus bairdii), which occurs in rubble and gravel riffles, and is less often in sand-gravel runs of headwaters, creeks and small rivers. Also found in springs and their effluents and rocky shores of lakes, they feed mainly on aquatic insect larvae, but also on crustaceans, annelids, fishes, fish eggs, and plant material.
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