The Ozark sculpin (Cottus hypselurus) is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. It is endemic to Missouri,United States. Inhabiting the Osage, Gasconade, and Black river drainages in Missouri. It reaches a maximum length of 14.0 cm.[2] It prefers rocky riffles of headwaters and creeks.
| Ozark sculpin | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Cottidae |
| Genus: | Cottus |
| Species: | C. hypselurus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cottus hypselurus Robins and H. W. Robison, 1985
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Taxonomy edit
The Ozark sculpin was first formally described in 1985 by C. Richard Robins and Henry W. Robison with the type locality given as the Bennett Springs, 11 miles northwest of Lebanon, Missouri.[3] This species is classified by some authorities in the subgenus Uranidea.[4]
References edit
- ^ NatureServe (2013). "Cottus hypselurus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN: e.T202663A15362037. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202663A15362037.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Cottus hypselurus" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Cottus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara, eds. (22 October 2022). "Order Perciformes: Suborder Cottoidea: Infraorder Cottales: Family Cottidae (Sculpins)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
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