Ozark sculpin

The Ozark sculpin (Cottus hypselurus) is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. It is endemic to Missouri, United States. Inhabiting the Osage, Gasconade, and Black river drainages in Missouri. It reaches a maximum length of 14.0 cm.^[2] It prefers rocky riffles of headwaters and creeks.

Ozark sculpin
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Suborder:	Cottoidei
Family:	Cottidae
Genus:	Cottus
Species:	C. hypselurus
Binomial name
Cottus hypselurus Robins and H. W. Robison, 1985

Taxonomy

The Ozark sculpin was first formally described in 1985 by C. Richard Robins and Henry W. Robison with the type locality given as the Bennett Springs, 11 miles northwest of Lebanon, Missouri.^[3] This species is classified by some authorities in the subgenus Uranidea.^[4]