Paiute sculpin

The Paiute sculpin lives in the demersal, freshwater environment.

Paiute sculpins favor living on rubble or gravel in cold, moderate-gradient streams where water temperatures rarely exceed 20 More

sympatric Paiute Sculpin (Cottus beldingi) and Mottled Sculpin (Cottus bairdi) in the Salt River watershed of Wyoming and Idaho, 1996-1997. More

The Paiute sculpin, Cottus beldingii, is native to parts of Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Nevada, California, Oregon, and Washington. The species is not widely distributed in Utah, however, occurring only in the lower Bear River drainage, in the northern part of the state. More

The Influence of Paiute Sculpin (Cottus beldingi) on Trophic Dynamics in a Pacific Northwest Stream * Luton, C D (lutonc@cwu.edu) , Department of Biological Sciences, Central Washington University, 400 E. University Way, Ellensburg, WA 98926 United States James, P W (jamesp@cwu. More

The Paiute sculpin occurs in the Lahontan and Bonneville basins and the Columbia River drainage, including the Snake River. It also occurs in the upper Colorado River drainage. More

Common names

Paiute sculpin in English
貝氏杜父魚 in Mandarin Chinese
贝氏杜父鱼 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Scorpaeniformes
Family : Cottidae
Genus : Cottus
Species : Cottus beldingii
Authority : Eigenmann and Eigenmann, 1891