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Prickly Sculpin
Cottus asper
27 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Columbia SculpinCottus hubbsi
Pacific Staghorn SculpinLeptocottus armatus
Coastrange SculpinCottus aleuticus
Inland Riffle SculpinCottus gulosus
Reticulate SculpinCottus perplexus
Tidepool SculpinOligocottus maculosus
Smoothhead SculpinArtedius lateralis
Torrent SculpinCottus rhotheus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 3,736 |
|---|---|
| Washington | 1,770 |
| Canada | 1,049 |
| California | 954 |
| British Columbia | 898 |
| Oregon | 722 |
| Alaska | 277 |
| Alberta | 147 |
| Nevada | 13 |
| Nunavut | 3 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Ray-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii |
| Order | Perches, Scorpionfishes, Sticklebacks, and Allies · Perciformes |
| Family | Typical Sculpins · Cottidae |
| Genus | Freshwater Sculpins · Cottus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Prickly Sculpin with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.