Cottus immaculatus Kinziger & Wood, 2010 is a animal in the Cottidae family, order Scorpaeniformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Cottus immaculatus Kinziger & Wood, 2010

Cottus immaculatus Kinziger & Wood, 2010

Cottus immaculatus, the knobfin sculpin, is a small US cottidae fish found in the Ozark Highlands with an introduced Connecticut population.

Family
Genus
Cottus
Order
Scorpaeniformes
Class

About Cottus immaculatus Kinziger & Wood, 2010

The knobfin sculpin, scientifically named Cottus immaculatus, is a fish species that belongs to the family Cottidae. This species is native to the United States, where it naturally occurs in the Current, Eleven Point, Spring, and White river systems located in the Ozark Highlands of Arkansas and Missouri. There is also an established invasive non-native introduced population of knobfin sculpin in the Pomperaug River drainage of Connecticut. This fish reaches a maximum total length of 9.0 centimeters. Knobfin sculpins typically prefer the rocky riffles found in headwaters and small creeks.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Scorpaeniformes Cottidae Cottus

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