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Cottus hubbsi

Bailey and Dimick, 1949

Columbia Sculpin

G4Apparently Secure (G4Q) Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.101529

Element CodeAFC4E02053

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVertebrate Animal

IUCNLeast concern

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomAnimalia

PhylumCraniata

ClassActinopterygii

OrderPerciformes

FamilyCottidae

GenusCottus

Synonyms

Cottus bairdi hubbsiBailey and Dimick, 1949

Other Common Names

Chabot du Columbia (FR) Columbia Mottled Sculpin (EN)

Concept Reference

Markle, D. F., and D. L. Hill, Jr. 2000. Taxonomy and distribution of the Malheur mottled sculpin, Cottus bendirei. Northwest Science 74:202-211.

Taxonomic Comments

Recognized as a distinct species by Markle and Hill (2000), but further study is needed to clarify the taxonomic and geographic scope of this entity.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2011-11-09

Change Date2001-02-05

Edition Date2012-04-05

Edition AuthorsHammerson, G.

Range Extent200,000-2,500,000 square km (about 80,000-1,000,000 square miles)

Number of Occurrences81 - 300

Range Extent Comments

Range includes the Columbia River system in British Columbia, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, and Nevada; and the Harney basin in Oregon (Page and Burr 2011).

Northern Harney Basin, Oregon; Snake River basin, including Malheur River, Oregon and Idaho; hybrids (C. hubbsi x C. bendirei) exist in the Willamette River and lower Columbia basin, Oregon; probably occurs in the upper Columbia basin in Washington, southern British Columbia, and possibly elsewhere, but further taxonomic study is needed (Markle and Hill 2000).

Occurrences Comments

This species is represented by a large number of occurrences (subpopulations).

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Habitat includes rocky riffles or creeks and small rivers (Page and Burr 2011). Of the mottled sculpin complex in the northern Harney Basin, "Cottus bendirei was the dominant or only species in isolated streams and upstream tributaries and C. hubbsi was the dominant or only species in the mainstem Silvies River" (Markle and Hill 2000).

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Oregon	S4	Yes

CanadaN3

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	S3	Yes

Threat Assessments

Threat	Scope	Severity	Timing
No known threats	—	—	—

Roadless Areas (5)

Oregon (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Boulder Park	Wallowa-Whitman National Forest	12,141
Gordon Meadows	Willamette National Forest	9,463
Menagerie (rooster Rock)	Willamette National Forest	374
Moose Lake	Willamette National Forest	5,013

Washington (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Manastash	Wenatchee National Forest	11,155

References (5)

Markle, D. F., and D. L. Hill, Jr. 2000. Taxonomy and distribution of the Malheur mottled sculpin, <i>Cottus bendirei</i>. Northwest Science 74:202-211.
Nelson, J. S., E. J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Perez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, R. N. Lea, and J. D. Williams. 2004. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 29, Bethesda, Maryland. 386 pp.
Page, L. M., and B. M. Burr. 2011. Peterson field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Second edition. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston. xix + 663 pp.
Page, L. M., H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, R. N. Lea, N. E. Mandrak, R. L. Mayden, and J. S. Nelson. 2013. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Seventh edition. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 34, Bethesda, Maryland.
Page, L. M., K. E. Bemis, T. E. Dowling, H.S. Espinosa-Pérez, L.T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, K. E. Hartel, R. N. Lea, N. E. Mandrak, M. A. Neigbors, J. J. Schmitter-Soto, and H. J. Walker, Jr. 2023. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Eighth edition. American Fisheries Society (AFS), Special Publication 37, Bethesda, Maryland, 439 pp.

Cottus hubbsi

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