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Cottidae (Sculpins)
Etymology: Cottus: Greek, kottos = a fish (Ref. 45335); carolinae: Named after Miss Caroline Henry, friend of the species describer (Ref. 10294).
Eponymy: Caroline Henry (1839–1920) was the daughter of Professor Joseph Henry (q. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Gill.
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
; sötvatten bottenlevande; ej vandrande (Ref. 126106). Temperate; 39°N - 32°N
North America: upland streams in Mississippi River basin from New River drainage in West Virginia and Virginia, across central Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois to Ozark Mountain drainages in Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas and Oklahoma in the USA; south to Mobile drainage in Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama, USA.
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 5723); common length : 9.5 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 12193)
Kort beskrivning
Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri
Adults inhabit gravel and rubble riffles of headwaters, creeks and small rivers. They also occur in springs and their effluents (Ref 5723, 10294). Young feed on aquatic insect immatures of many kinds, including caddisflies, mayflies, and midge larvae; adults on stonefly nymphs and maturing stages of other insects (Ref. 10294).
Livscykel och parningsbeteende
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p. (Ref. 5723)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00832 (0.00345 - 0.02005), b=3.16 (2.98 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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