Tallapoosa sculpin
The Tallapoosa sculpin (Cottus tallapoosae) is a species of fish in the family Cottidae. It is found in the United States in the Tallapoosa River drainage above the Fall Line in east central Alabama and west-central Georgia. It reaches a maximum length of 7.7 cm.[2] It prefers rocky shoals and riffles of small upland streams.
| Tallapoosa sculpin | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Cottidae |
| Genus: | Cottus |
| Species: | C. tallapoosae |
| Binomial name | |
| Cottus tallapoosae Neely, Williams, and Mayden, 2007 | |
References
- NatureServe (2013). "Cottus tallapoosae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2013: e.T202669A15362627. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202669A15362627.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Cottus tallapoosae" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
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