| Occurrence | endemic | ||
| Importance | Ref. | ||
| Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
| Regulations | Ref. | ||
| Freshwater | Yes | ||
| Brackish | No | ||
| Saltwater | No | ||
| Live export | |||
| Bait | No | ||
| Gamefish | No | ||
| Abundance | abundant (always seen in some numbers) | Ref. | Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991 |
| 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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| States/Provinces | Arkansas (native), Missouri (native) | ||
| States/Provinces Complete? | Yes | ||
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| Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html | ||