ກຸ່ມປາກະດູກແຂງ > Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and flatheads) > Cottidae (Sculpins)
Etymology: Cottus:Greek, kottos = a fish (Ref. 45335); carolinae:Named after Miss Caroline Henry, friend of the species describer (Ref. 10294). More on author: Gill.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range ນິເວດວິທະຍາ
North America: upland streams in Mississippi River basin from New River drainage in West Virginia and Virginia, across central Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois to Ozark Mountain drainages in Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas and Oklahoma in the USA; south to Mobile drainage in Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama, USA.
ຂະໜາດ / ນ້ຳໜັກ / Age
Maturity: Lm? range ? - ? cm Max length : 18.0 cm TL ຕົວຜູ້/ບໍ່ມີເພດ; (Ref. 5723); common length : 9.5 cm TL ຕົວຜູ້/ບໍ່ມີເພດ; (Ref. 12193)
Inhabit gravel and rubble riffles of headwaters, creeks and small rivers. Also occur in springs and their effluents (Ref 5723, 10294). Young feed on aquatic insect immatures of many kinds, including caddisflies, mayflies, and midge larvae; adults on stonefly nymphs and maturing stages of other insects (Ref. 10294).
Life cycle and mating behavior ການຈະເລີນເຕັມໄວ | ການສືບພັນ | ການວາງໄຂ່ | ໄຂ່ | ຄວາມດົກຂອງໄຂ່ປາ | ຕົວອ່ອນ
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p. (Ref. 5723)
