Key Identification Features
- Cottus cognatus, commonly known as the slimy sculpin, can be easily distinguished by its pair of free, independent pelvic fins and complete lack of scales.
- This fish is dark olive with greenish tints, and it has white, saddle-shaped blotches along its back that start behind the head; these blotches are typically rather indistinct.
- It can be distinguished by the orange lining of its gills, and orange or red lines that run through its eyes.
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