Cedar sculpin explained

The Cedar sculpin (Cottus schitsuumsh) is a small, large-headed species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. This species is found in the Coeur d'Alene and St. Joe rivers in northern Idaho, and in a stretch of the Clark Fork river in western Montana.[1] [2] It is a common species of streams with cobble and gravel bottoms and cool to cold water.

Notes and References

  1. Lemoine, M. . Young, M.K. . McKelvey, K.S. . Eby, L. . Pilgrim, K.L. . Schwartz, Michael K. . amp . 2014 . Cottus schitsuumsh, a new species of sculpin (Scorpaeniformes: Cottidae) in the Columbia River basin, Idaho-Montana, USA . . 3755 . 3 . 241–25 . 10.11646/zootaxa.3755.3.3. 24869819 .
  2. Web site: New big-headed fish species discovered in Idaho and Montana rivers . Zuckerman, L. . 2014 . Reuters . 2017-06-30 . 2015-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924193032/http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/30/us-usa-fish-rockies-idUSBREA0T1QW20140130 . live .

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