| Cottidae (Sculpins) |
| 8.5 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; freshwater |
| North America: Chattahoochee River drainage above the Fall Line in Georgia, USA. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 6-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-18; Anal soft rays: 11-14; Vertebrae: 29-32. Diagnosed from all congeners except Cottus tallapoosae by the combination of the following characters: modally eight infraorbital canal pores; five bones in the suborbital series; reduced palatine teeth; a flexible spine and four rays in the pelvic fin; preoperculomandibular
canals not fused at anterior rami of mandibles, with two pores at tip of chin; pectoral rays simple; preopercular armature well-developed with two or three spines; chin not mottled; and dorsal fins separate. Differs from Cottus tallapoosae on the basis of dermal prickling well-developed, consisting of a postpectoral patch and prickles on the area immediately adjacent to the anterodorsal part of the lateral line (vs. prickles absent or reduced);
a complete lateral line (vs. usually incomplete); and moderate or wide saddles (vs. narrow or
moderate) (Ref. 72414). |
| Inhabits small streams with gravel or cobble substrate (Ref. 72414). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 09 November 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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