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The '''slender sculpin''' ('''''Cottus tenuis''''') is a species of [[fish]] in the family [[Cottidae]]. It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to the [[United States]], occurring only in the upper [[Klamath Lake]] river drainage in Oregon. It reaches a maximum length of 9 cm.
The '''slender sculpin''' ('''''Cottus tenuis''''') is a species of freshwater [[ray-finned fish]] belonging to the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Cottidae]], the typical sculpins. It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to the [[United States]], occurring only in the upper [[Klamath Lake]] river drainage in Oregon. It reaches a maximum length of 9 cm.


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Revision as of 19:06, 21 January 2023

Slender sculpin
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cottidae
Genus: Cottus
Species:
C. tenuis
Binomial name
Cottus tenuis
(Evermann & Meek, 1898)

The slender sculpin (Cottus tenuis) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. It is endemic to the United States, occurring only in the upper Klamath Lake river drainage in Oregon. It reaches a maximum length of 9 cm.

Sources

  1. ^ NatureServe (2013). "Cottus tenuis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T5444A15364382. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T5444A15364382.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.