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Cottus hypselurus Robins & Robison, 1985

Ozark sculpin
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Common names: Ozark sculpin
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: abundant (always seen in some numbers) | Ref: Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality of Cottus hypselurus, Spenser Creek, a tributary of the Niangua River at Bennett's Springs, 11 miles NW of Lebanon, Laclede Co., Missouri. It is abundant throughout its range and not in need of protective measures (Ref. 121014). Endemic to cool and cold streams of teh Ozark Highlands in Missouri and Arkansas and it belongs to the Osage-Black clade which is known from the Osage, Gasconade and Black river drainages (Ref. 83416).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Robins, C.R. and H.W. Robison, 1985
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Common names from other countries

高杜父鱼, 高杜父魚, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Cottoidei (Sculpins) > Cottidae (Sculpins)
Etymology: Cottus: Greek, kottos = a fish (Ref. 45335);  hypselurus: Name from Greek 'hypselos' meaning 'high' and 'oura' for tail; referring to the depth of the posterior part of the body; treated as an adjective..
  More on authors: Robins & Robison.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal.   Temperate; 39°N - 36°N

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