The prickly sculpin (Cottus asper) is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. It is native to the river drainages of the Pacific Slope of North America from Seward, Alaska south to the Ventura River of Southern California. It extends east of the Continental Divide in the Peace River of British Columbia. It has also been introduced to several reservoirs in Southern California.[2]
^NatureServe (2013). "Cottus asper". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202650A15364313. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202650A15364313.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^Fuller, P. and M. Neilson. 2013. Cottus asper. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL.
The pricklysculpin (Cottus asper) is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. It is native to the river drainages...
include Cutthroat trout, Rainbow trout, Dolly varden, Kokanee salmon, pricklysculpin and threespine stickleback. Lower Campbell Lake is located approximately...
the edges of rivers. It occurs in virtually the same habitats as the Pricklysculpin (Cottus asper) and the two species encounter one another and interact...
headwater streams with riffles. When cohabiting alongside pricklysculpin, riffle sculpin choose to move towards the cooler areas of the stream. However...
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The hairhead sculpin (Trichocottus brashnikovi) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. It is the...
fish. In addition to salmon and trout, common native fish include pricklysculpin (Cottus asper), and Sacramento sucker (Catostomus occidentalis). The...
sucker (Catostomus catostomus), burbot (Lota lota), pricklysculpin (Cottus asper), and slimy sculpin (Cottus cognatus). While it is not a native species...
exilicauda), Sacramento sucker (Catostomus occidentalis), and the pricklysculpin (Cottus asper). The attempts to reintroduce native fish were not successful...
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