Range and Identity
Cottus beldingii occurs in the Columbia drainage and several western interior basins, including waters of the Great Basin region. The Paiute common name should not be treated as a single-river distribution. Exact drainage information helps distinguish records from other western sculpins.
Habitat and Behavior
Adults use gravel and rubble riffles in cold creeks and small to medium rivers. Rocky lake shores also provide habitat, so an accurately identified lake specimen need not contradict a stream-based account. The local substrate and water conditions are useful alongside the broader waterbody name.
Food and Life History
The compiled maximum is thirteen centimeters total length, while a common reference is 4.8 centimeters. Those values describe an upper measurement and a smaller reference size, not an estimate of the mass of a typical adult. Detailed feeding and spawning claims are not borrowed from another sculpin.
Field Note
Record whether the fish occupied a lake margin or a flowing riffle. Both settings are documented, but they offer different current and shelter conditions.
All Lakes With Paiute Sculpin
Browse all lakes and reservoirs with confirmed Paiute Sculpin records in our database, listed alphabetically.
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- Lake Tahoe Tillamook, OR