Coastrange sculpin [SEP] parent taxon
Coastrange sculpin
The Coastrange sculpin ("Cottus aleuticus") is a freshwater sculpin of the genus "Cottus". They are commonly found near the ocean in western North America, namely Canada and the United States. It is also known as the Aleutian sculpin.
Taxonomy.
While the name "Uranidea microstoma" has been used since 1880, it is unclear whether or not it corresponds to the Coastrange sculpin. The species was first officially described by Charles Henry Gilbert in 1896 from specimens he collected in streams of
rare and endangered species including warm and cold freshwater habitat for fish migration and spawning. The river and its tributaries support at least 15 species of native freshwater fish. Major species include Pacific lamprey, "Entosphenus tridentatus", formerly
"Lampetra tridentata", Sacramento sucker, threespine stickleback, Pacific staghorn sculpin, Coastrange sculpin and prickly sculpin. At least 16 species of non-native fish have been introduced to the river system. The non-native Sacramento pikeminnow is present; it competes with and preys on young salmonids.