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Summary for Cottus aleuticus Larvae
Coastrange sculpin

Cottus  aleuticus  Gilbert, 1896
Family:	Cottidae (Sculpins)			( not available )
Order:	Scorpaeniformes
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
English name:	Coastrange sculpin
Distribution:	North America: Bristol Bay and Aleutian Islands, Alaska to northern California, USA. Isolated populations in lower Kobuk River (Alaska), Cultus Lake (British Columbia, Canada), and Lake Washington (USA) (Ref. 27547).
Adult biology:	Inhabits gravel and rubble riffles of medium to large rivers and rocky shores of lakes (Ref. 5723). Occasionally enters estuaries (Ref. 5723). Feeds mostly at night and mostly on aquatic insects and benthic invertebrates (Ref. 27547). Generally solitary but large aggregations have been noted (Ref. 27547). Makes regular seasonal migrations associated with spawning (Ref. 27547). Considered a forage fish for some salmonids (Ref. 1998).
Diagnosis:	See also LARVAE table.
Climate Zone:	temperate; 68°N - 35°N
Main Ref:	Morrow, J.E.. 1980. (Ref. 27547)
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	Entered: Garilao, Cristina V.

	Ref.:				Glossary
		(e.g. 9948)				(e.g. urostyle)

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