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Mountain Sculpin

Cottus punctulatus

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Colorado.January 2, February 1, March 2, April 4, May 6, June 5, July 3, August 6, September 3, October 2, November 2, December 2.
United States46
Colorado33
Utah9
Wyoming2
Idaho1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderPerches, Scorpionfishes, Sticklebacks, and Allies · Perciformes
FamilyTypical Sculpins · Cottidae
GenusFreshwater Sculpins · Cottus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Mountain Sculpin with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.