Potomac Sculpin (Cottus girardi)

Potomac Sculpin, a reference photo — Photo: Smithsonian Environmental Research Center · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

The Potomac sculpin (Cottus girardi) is a freshwater species of sculpin that lives in West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Potomac Sculpin being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Cottus bairdii
Cottus caeruleomentum
Cottus carolinae
Cottus rhotheus
Cottus immaculatus

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cottidae
Genus: Cottus
Species: Cottus girardi

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