Slender sculpin
| Slender sculpin | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Cottidae |
| Genus: | Cottus |
| Species: | C. tenuis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cottus tenuis (Evermann & Meek, 1898) | |
The slender sculpin (Cottus tenuis) is a species of fish in the Cottidae family. 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
- Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Cottus tenuis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
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