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Scientific Name
Cottus asper
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Cottus asper Richardson, 1836
Park
Kenai Fjords National Park (KEFJ)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Prickly sculpin
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassActinopterygii
ClassTeleostei
SuperorderAcanthopterygii
OrderScorpaeniformes
SuborderCottoidei
SuperfamilyCottoidea
FamilyCottidae
GenusCottus
SpeciesCottus asper
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Status based on voucher in ANCS+ database
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Based on information presented in: Mecklenburg, C.W., T.A. Mecklenburg, and L.K. Thorsteinson. 2002. Fishes of Alaska. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD. Pp. 1037. And in: Jones, T.M, L.A. Bennett, and T.R. Hamon. 2005. Baseline inventory of freshwater fishes of the southwest Alaska inventory and monitoring network: Alagnak Wild River, Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Kenai Fjords National Park, and Lake Clark National Park and Preserve. National Park Service, Anchorage, AK. pp. 120. And By: best professional judgement of Jeff Shearer, SWAN Aquatic Ecologist.
Abundance
Rare
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Based on information presented in: Mecklenburg, C.W., T.A. Mecklenburg, and L.K. Thorsteinson. 2002. Fishes of Alaska. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD. Pp. 1037. And in: Jones, T.M, L.A. Bennett, and T.R. Hamon. 2005. Baseline inventory of freshwater fishes of the southwest Alaska inventory and monitoring network: Alagnak Wild River, Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Kenai Fjords National Park, and Lake Clark National Park and Preserve. National Park Service, Anchorage, AK. pp. 120. And By: best professional judgement of Jeff Shearer, SWAN Aquatic Ecologist.
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
    Data Source: Based on information presented in: Mecklenburg, C.W., T.A. Mecklenburg, and L.K. Thorsteinson. 2002. Fishes of Alaska. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD. Pp. 1037. And in: Jones, T.M, L.A. Bennett, and T.R. Hamon. 2005. Baseline inventory of freshwater fishes of the southwest Alaska inventory and monitoring network: Alagnak Wild River, Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Kenai Fjords National Park, and Lake Clark National Park and Preserve. National Park Service, Anchorage, AK. pp. 120. And By: best professional judgement of Jeff Shearer, SWAN Aquatic Ecologist.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
0
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
BLA - I & M Office.
Created Date
3/7/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jeff Shearer (NPS - SWAN)
Last Modified Date
11/29/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Converted from KEFJ ANCS+, Kefjnh.zip, by the I&M office.
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