Sculpin spp. Cottus spp.

Family

Cottidae (Sculpins)

Tolerance

Sensitive

Trophic Class

Benthic Invertivore

Is Exotic to Iowa?

False

Is Lithophilous Spawner?

False

Is Hybrid?

False

State Listing Status

Not Listed

Taxonomic Grouping - Genus

This entry is a higher level taxonomic grouping. These are used when the specimen cannot be identified down to species. For more information, see Higher Level Taxonomic Group

Species included in this group:

Assessment Program Statistics

This species was found at 9 bioassessment sites, 0 rapid fish bioassessment sites, 22 fisheries assessment sites, and 5 fisheries presence-only assessment sites. In total, it was collected at 30 distinct sites, or 1.9% of the 1559 total sites monitored by the bioassessment program. It is the 80th most commonly collected species.

The Sculpin spp. was collected in 11 bioassessment sampling sessions and 49 fisheries assessment sessions. It was present in 0 rapid bioassessment sessions and 8 presence-only sessions.

The biological assessment program has collected a total of 6,091 individual Sculpin spp. specimens, ranking it the #41 most collected fish.

HUC12 watersheds where this species has been found