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Blue Ridge Sculpin

Cottus caeruleomentum

595 observations in the source records

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What the records say

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Maryland.January 42, February 43, March 50, April 80, May 109, June 52, July 43, August 42, September 51, October 47, November 39, December 38.
United States1,332
Maryland634
Virginia383
West Virginia255
Delaware23
North Carolina23
Pennsylvania14

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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

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