The Mottled Sculpin

Taxonomic Context

The inventory retains Cottus bairdii. Some populations formerly grouped within that name have been recognized separately, including Blue Ridge Sculpin. An older broad range should therefore retain its original identification and locality before being used for a modern narrowly defined population.

Bottom Habitat and Food

Traditional accounts describe rubble and gravel riffles, some runs, springs and rocky lake shores. Aquatic insect larvae dominate the diet, with other animals and some plant material also recorded. These details belong with the studied population rather than every superficially mottled sculpin.

Nests and Measurements

Males guard egg clusters in sheltered rock-associated nests, sometimes containing eggs from several females. The older fifteen-centimeter total-length maximum is not independently reassigned to every revised species. Preserve the source’s name and drainage when comparing records across changing classifications.

All Lakes With Mottled Sculpin

Browse lakes and reservoirs with documented Mottled Sculpin records, listed alphabetically. Records do not establish current abundance or public access. Check the evidence and managing authority for the water you choose.

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• Acorn Lake Becker, MN
• Acorn Lake Becker, MN
• Andrusia Lake Beltrami, MN
• Antler Lake Itasca, MN
• Armstrong Lake St. Louis, MN
• Baby Lake Cass, MN
• Bad Axe Lake Hubbard, MN
• Bad Medicine Lake Becker, MN
• Bass Lake Mason, MI
• Bass Lake Cass, MN
• Bass Lake Itasca, MN
• Bassett Lake St. Louis, MN
• Bear Island Lake St. Louis, MN
• Bear Lake Kalkaska, MI
• Beaufort Lake Baraga, MI
• Beltrami Lake Beltrami, MN
• Big Birch Lake Todd, MN
• Big Birch Lake Todd, MN
• Big Chub Lake Otsego, MI
• Big Lake Beltrami, MN
• Big Pine Lake Otter Tail, MN
• Big Sand Lake Hubbard, MN
• Big Sandy Lake Aitkin, MN
• Big Trout Lake Crow Wing, MN