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Mottled Sculpin
Cottus bairdi

  • Characteristics - head and anterior flattened dorso-ventrally; terminal mouth with numerous teeth in narrow bands on the upper and lower jaws; two lobed, narrowly connected dorsal fins; head, back, and sides olive brown with dark mottling; lower region of head and belly lighter to whitish
  • Distribution - northeast Iowa trout streams
  • Foods - larval aquatic insects, invertebrates

For more mottled Sculpin information, see Iowa Fish & Fishing.



 

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