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{{Short description|Species of fish}}
{{Taxobox
{{Speciesbox
| name = Torrent sculpin
| image =
| image = Cottus rhotheus.png
| status = LC
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref =<ref name = IUCN>{{IUCN | id = 184085| taxon = ''Cottus rhotheus''| assessor = NatureServe| assessor-link = NatureServe| assessment_year = 2013| version = 2014.3| accessdate = 30 January 2015}}</ref>
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 12 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=NatureServe |date=2013 |title=''Cottus rhotheus'' |volume=2013 |page=e.T202667A15361348 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202667A15361348.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}</ref>
| taxon = Cottus rhotheus
| regnum = [[Animalia]]
| authority = [[Rosa Smith Eigenmann|R. Smith]], 1882
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
| synonyms =
| classis = [[Actinopterygii]]
}}
| ordo = [[Scorpaeniformes]]
| familia = [[Cottidae]]
| genus = ''[[Cottus (genus)|Cottus]]''
| species = '''''C. rhotheus'''''
| binomial = ''Cottus rhotheus''
| binomial_authority = [[Rosa Smith Eigenmann|R. Smith]], 1882
| synonyms = }}


The '''torrrent sculpin''' (''Cottus rhotheus'') is a species of [[fish]] in the [[Cottidae]] family. It is found in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]], inhabiting upper [[Fraser River]] drainage in [[British Columbia]] to the [[Nehalem River]] in [[Oregon]] (including the [[Columbia River]] drainage of British Columbia, [[Washington (state)|Washington]], [[Idaho]], [[Montana]] and Oregon. It reaches a maximum length of 15.5&nbsp;cm.<ref>{{FishBase species |genus= Cottus|species= rhotheus| month = February | year = 2014}}</ref> It prefers swift waters of small to large rivers with stable gravel or rubble bottoms, and rocky lake shores.
The '''torrent sculpin''' ('''''Cottus rhotheus''''') is a species of [[ray-finned fish]] belonging to the family [[Cottidae]], the typical sculpins. It is found in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]], inhabiting upper [[Fraser River]] drainage in [[British Columbia]] to the [[Nehalem River]] in [[Oregon]] (including the [[Columbia River]] drainage of British Columbia, [[Washington (state)|Washington]], [[Idaho]], [[Montana]] and Oregon. It reaches a maximum length of 15.5&nbsp;cm.<ref>{{FishBase |genus= Cottus|species= rhotheus| month = February | year = 2014}}</ref> It prefers swift waters of small to large rivers with stable gravel or rubble bottoms, and rocky lake shores.


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Cottus (fish)]]
[[Category:Fish described in 1882]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Rosa Smith Eigenmann]]


[[Category:Cottus (genus)]]
[[Category:Animals described in 1882]]


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Latest revision as of 23:36, 29 January 2024

Torrent sculpin
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cottidae
Genus: Cottus
Species:
C. rhotheus
Binomial name
Cottus rhotheus
R. Smith, 1882

The torrent sculpin (Cottus rhotheus) is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. It is found in the United States and Canada, inhabiting upper Fraser River drainage in British Columbia to the Nehalem River in Oregon (including the Columbia River drainage of British Columbia, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Oregon. It reaches a maximum length of 15.5 cm.[2] It prefers swift waters of small to large rivers with stable gravel or rubble bottoms, and rocky lake shores.

References

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  1. ^ NatureServe (2013). "Cottus rhotheus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202667A15361348. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202667A15361348.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cottus rhotheus". FishBase. February 2014 version.