Cryptic Species of Freshwater Sculpin (Cottidae: Cottus) in California, USA Author Moyle, Peter B. Center for Watershed Sciences, 425 La Rue Road, University of California, Davis, California 95616 Author Campbell, Matthew A. 0000-0002-5826-0329 Genomic Variation Laboratory, 2403 Meyer Hall, Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, California 95616. https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 5826 - 0329 text Zootaxa 2022 2022-06-17 5154 5 501 527 journal article 77231 10.11646/zootaxa.5154.5.1 0a6bca20-04c8-4509-b6e5-8abd3f708e3f 1175-5326 6655473 0590A223-BD2D-4B9E-8850-BEE818CA4D08

TABLE 1. Meristic values for Riffle Sculpin samples from the UC Davis Museum of Wildlife and Fish and the California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco. Cottus asper and C.pitensis data is presented for comparison.? means ‘could not be determined’. Locations include the year collected. See Table 2 for more precise location information. Sculpins at locations with * were C. asper originally identified as C. gulosus

	#	Anal Fin	Dorsal Fin				Palatine Teeth	Mouth	Chin pore
		Rays	1 st Spine	2nd Ray	Joined	Spot		(to eye)
C. asper	24	16–19	7–10	19–23	yes	yes	yes	variable	1 [2]
C. gulosus	72	12–17	7-9	16–19	yes	yes	yes	back	1
C. pitensis	8	12–15	7–10	16–19	no	yes	no	back	absent
COASTAL LOCATIONS
Russian R—2017	10	13–14	7–8	15–19	no	yes	yes	back	2
Salmon Cr—2000	1	14	9	18	no	yes	yes	middle	2
Lagunitas Crk—1894	1	13	6	18	no	yes	yes	back	?
Moore Crk-Napa-1945	9	12–14	7–8	16–18	mixed	yes	yes	back	1–2
Alameda Crk—1938	1	14	8	17	no	?	yes	middle	2
Bird Crk—2004	1	14	6	18	barely	yes	yes	mid eye	none
Carnadero Crk— 1945	1	14	8	19	no	yes	?	front	2
Llagas Crk—1938	1	14	7	18	barely	yes	yes	middle	2
Llagas Crk—1896	10	13–14	7–8	18–20	mixed	yes	yes	middle	1–2
Guadalupe Crk—2013	10	13–14	7–8	16–18	barely	yes	yes	mid/front	0–2
INLAND LOCATIONS
NF Feather R—1981	10	12–15	8–10	14–19	no	yes	yes	mid	0–2
Deer Creek-Sac-1980	5	13–14	7–8	17–19	barely	yes	yes/no	front/back	1
NF Kings—1985	3	12–13	8–9	17–18	yes/no	yes	yes	mid	1–2
MF Kaweah 1985	5	12–15	8–9	17–18	yes/no	yes	yes	front/mid	1
Cache Creek*—1985	1	14	7	18	no	yes	yes	front	2
NF Cache Crk*- 1963	1	13–14	8	17	yes	yes	yes	back	2
Putah Creek*—1987	3	13–14S	6	17–18	yes	yes	yes	front/mid	1