Utah Lake sculpin

The Utah Lake sculpin was a benthic species , invertebrates constituting its major source of food.

The Utah Lake sculpin lives in the demersal, freshwater environment.

The Utah Lake sculpin, Cottus echinatus, was endemic to (occurred only in) Utah Lake, but the species has not been found since 1928. It is believed to have gone extinct during the 1930s, when a severe drought caused the waters of Utah Lake to become extremely shallow. More

The Utah Lake sculpin was a benthic species (bottom dwelling), invertebrates constituting its major source of food. It was one of two lake-dwelling sculpins native to Utah (see Bear Lake sculpin). More

The Utah Lake sculpin, Cottus echinatus, was a species of freshwater sculpin endemic to Utah Lake, located in the north-central part of the U.S. state of Utah. More

The Utah Lake sculpin (Cottus echinatus) was a species of freshwater sculpinCottus (genus) Cottus is a genus of the sculpin family Cottidae. It is often referred to as the "freshwater sculpins", as the principle genus of sculpins to be found in fresh water.... More

1928: Last specimen of Utah Lake sculpin collected, it is now considered extinct. 1930’s: Utah Lake suffers a severe drought and shrivels to an alarming average depth of one foot. 1932: Last Bonneville cutthroat trout captured in Utah Lake. More

species, the Utah Lake sculpin is considered extinct with the last specimen collected in 1928. The Bonneville cutthroat trout are primarily restricted to headwater streams. More

Common names

Utah Lake sculpin in English
Utah-Groppe in German (Deutsch)
犹他杜父鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
犹他杜父鱼 in Unknown
猶他杜父魚 in Mandarin Chinese
猶他杜父魚 in Unknown

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