Need Identification

BigFish · Oct 28, 2008

Can someone identify this species for me. Everytime i put in my crawdad trap i end up pulling about ten of these guys up.

drewish · Oct 28, 2008

It is of the Cottus genus, a sculpin. Not sure which but you have a few up there.

BigFish · Oct 28, 2008

i think it looks like a mottled sculpin but im not sure

andyjs · Oct 29, 2008

Definitely a Cottus, but not entirely sure of the exact species. Could be bardi

Bottomfeeder · Oct 29, 2008

Look at the head, its less flat than any Sculpin I'v e ever seen

bloodydolts · Oct 29, 2008

Round goby? (invasive species)

andyjs · Oct 29, 2008

bloodydolts;2364886; said:
Round goby? (invasive species)

Nope

crowconor · Oct 29, 2008

i have no idea if you figure out i would love to know

oscarcrazy · Oct 29, 2008

sculpin for sure, not sure on type though.

Bottomfeeder · Oct 30, 2008

if it's a Goby there's a second species of FW Goby in the Great Lakes, the Tubenose Goby but I guess you guys know more than me...