Specimen Information

Cottus bairdii
Cottus bairdii
(Mottled Sculpin)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID28081
GroupFishes
GenusCottus
Speciesbairdii
Common NameMottled Sculpin
StateAZ
LocalityColorado River, lower
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLower Colorado
HUC8 Number15030107
Map
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Collection Year1967
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayreleased bait
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:124
Author:Miller, R.R., and C.H. Lowe.
Date:1967
Title:Part 2: an annotated check list of the fishes of Arizona 
Publisher:University of Arizona Press
Pages:133-151
Commentsused as bait fish in lower Colorado. There is no evidence that any Cottus species is naturalized in the region (Minckley and Marsh 2009).
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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