Specimen Information

Cottus bairdii
Cottus bairdii
(Mottled Sculpin)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID28080
GroupFishes
GenusCottus
Speciesbairdii
Common NameMottled Sculpin
StateAZ
CountyMohave
LocalityLake Havasu
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameHavasu-Mohave Lakes
HUC8 Number15030101
HUC10 NameColorado River-Lake Havasu
HUC10 Number1503010107
HUC12 NameSteamboat Cove-Colorado River
HUC12 Number150301010712
Map
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Collection Day17
Collection Month3
Collection Year1950
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased bait
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:114
Author:Miller, R.R.
Date:1952
Title:Bait fishes of the lower Colorado River, from Lake Mead, Nevada, to Yuma, Arizona, with a key for identification.
Journal:California Fish and Game
Volume:38
Pages:7-42
Commentssaw what he is certain was a sculpin. 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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