The rough sculpin (''Cottus asperrimus'') is a species of fish in the family Cottidae. It is endemic to California, the United States. Its habitat includes spring-fed tributaries of the

Pit River The Pit River is a major river draining from northeastern California into the state's Central Valley. The Pit, the Klamath and the Columbia are the only three rivers in the U.S. that cross the Cascade Range. The longest tributary of the Sacr ...

system in northeastern Shasta County, California, including the

Fall River Fall River is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The City of Fall River's population was 94,000 at the 2020 United States Census, making it the tenth-largest city in the state. Located along the eastern shore of Mount H ...

and its major tributary, the Tule River. It grows to total length.

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Cottus (fish) Freshwater fish of the United States Fish of the Western United States Endemic fauna of California Taxa named by Cloudsley Louis Rutter Fish described in 1908 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Scorpaeniformes-stub