Cottus (fish)
| Cottus | |
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| Cottus cognatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Cottidae |
| Genus: | Cottus Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Type species | |
| Cottus gobio | |
| Synonyms | |
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Uranoscopus Gronow, 1763 (not available) | |
Cottus is a genus of the sculpin family Cottidae. They are often referred to as the "freshwater sculpins", as they are the principal genus of sculpins to be found in fresh water. They are native to the Palearctic and Nearctic.[1]
They are small fish, mostly less than 15 cm (6 in) in length, although a few species can reach twice that size.[1]
Species[]
There are currently 68 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Cottus aleuticus C. H. Gilbert, 1896 (Coast Range sculpin)
- Cottus altaicus , 1899
- Cottus amblystomopsis , 1904 (Sakhalin sculpin)
- Cottus asper J. Richardson, 1836 (Prickly sculpin)
- Cottus asperrimus , 1908 (Rough sculpin)
- Cottus aturi Freyhof, Kottelat & , 2005
- Cottus baileyi C. R. Robins, 1961 (Black sculpin)
- Cottus bairdii Girard, 1850 (Mottled sculpin)
- Cottus beldingii C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1891 (Paiute sculpin)
- Cottus bendirei T. H. Bean, 1881 (Malheur sculpin)
- Cottus caeruleomentum , & , 2000 (Blue Ridge sculpin)
- Cottus carolinae T. N. Gill, 1861 (Banded sculpin)
- Cottus chattahoochee , & , 2007 (Chattahoochee sculpin)
- Cottus cognatus J. Richardson, 1836 (Slimy sculpin)
- Cottus confusus R. M. Bailey & , 1963 (Shorthead sculpin)
- Cottus czerskii L. S. Berg, 1913 (Cherskii's sculpin)
- Cottus duranii Freyhof, Kottelat & , 2005
- Cottus dzungaricus Kottelat, 2006
- Cottus echinatus R. M. Bailey & , 1963 (Utah Lake sculpin)
- Cottus extensus R. M. Bailey & , 1963 (Bear Lake sculpin)
- Cottus girardi C. R. Robins, 1961 (Potomac sculpin)
- Cottus gobio Linnaeus, 1758 (European bullhead)
- Cottus gratzianowi , & , 2015[2]
- Cottus greenei C. H. Gilbert & , 1898 (Shoshone sculpin)
- Cottus gulosus Girard, 1854 (Riffle sculpin)
- Cottus haemusi Marinov & Dikov, 1986
- Cottus hangiongensis T. Mori, 1930
- Cottus hispaniolensis Băcescu & , 1964
- Cottus hubbsi R. M. Bailey & , 1949 (Columbia sculpin)
- Cottus hypselurus C. R. Robins & , 1985 (Ozark sculpin)
- Cottus immaculatus & , 2010 (Knobfin sculpin)[3]
- Cottus kanawhae C. R. Robins, 2005 (Kanawha sculpin)
- Cottus kazika D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1904 (Fourspine sculpin)
- Cottus klamathensis C. H. Gilbert, 1898 (Marbled sculpin)
- Cottus kolymensis & , 2012[4]
- Cottus koreanus , & , 2005
- Cottus koshewnikowi , 1907[5]
- Cottus kuznetzovi L. S. Berg, 1903
- Cottus leiopomus C. H. Gilbert & Evermann, 1894 (Wood River sculpin)
- Cottus marginatus T. H. Bean, 1881 (Margined sculpin)
- Cottus metae Freyhof, Kottelat & , 2005
- Cottus microstomus Heckel, 1837
- Cottus nasalis L. S. Berg, 1933 (Tubenose sculpin)
- Cottus nozawae Snyder, 1911
- Cottus paulus , 2000 (Pygmy sculpin)
- Cottus perifretum Freyhof, Kottelat & , 2005
- Cottus perplexus C. H. Gilbert & Evermann, 1894 (Reticulate sculpin)
- Cottus petiti Băcescu & , 1964
- Cottus pitensis R. M. Bailey & , 1963 (Pit sculpin)
- Cottus poecilopus Heckel, 1837 (Alpine bullhead)
- Cottus pollux Günther, 1873 (Japanese fluvial sculpin)
- Cottus princeps C. H. Gilbert, 1898 (Klamath Lake sculpin)
- Cottus reinii Hilgendorf, 1879
- Cottus rhenanus Freyhof, Kottelat & , 2005
- Cottus rhotheus R. Smith, 1882 (Torrent sculpin)
- Cottus ricei E. W. Nelson, 1876 (Spoonhead sculpin)
- Cottus rondeleti Freyhof, Kottelat & , 2005
- Cottus sabaudicus , 2009
- Cottus scaturigo Freyhof, Kottelat & , 2005
- Cottus schitsuumsh , , , , & , 2014 (Cedar sculpin)[6]
- Cottus sibiricus Kessler, 1889 (Siberian sculpin)
- Cottus specus & , 2013 (Grotto sculpin)[7]
- Cottus spinulosus Kessler, 1872 (Turkestan sculpin)
- Cottus szanaga Dybowski, 1869
- Cottus tallapoosae , & , 2007 (Tallapoosa sculpin)
- Cottus tenuis Evermann & Meek, 1898 (Slender sculpin)
- Cottus transsilvaniae Freyhof, Kottelat & , 2005
- Cottus volki Taranetz, 1933
References[]
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Cottus in FishBase. 30 April 2017 version.
- ^ Sideleva, V.G., Naseka, A.M. & Zhidkov, Z.V. (2015): A new species of Cottus from the Onega River drainage, White Sea basin (Actinopterygii: Scorpaeniformes: Cottidae). Zootaxa, 3949 (3): 419–430.
- ^ Kinziger, A.P. & Wood, R.M. (2010): Cottus immaculatus, a new species of sculpin (Cottidae) from the Ozark Highlands of Arkansas and Missouri, USA. Zootaxa, 2340: 50–64.
- ^ Sideleva, V.G. & Goto, A. (2012): A New Species of Sculpin Cottus kolymensis sp. nova (Scorpaeniformes, Cottidae) from Rivers of Kolyma. Journal of Ichthyology, 52 (5): 301-307.
- ^ Sideleva, V.G., Prirodina, V.P., Reshetnikov, Y.S. & Zhidkov, Z.V. (2015): Redescription of Cottus koshewnikowi (Cottidae) and its Morphological Variability in Tributaries of the Upper Volga. Journal of Ichthyology, 55 (1): 30-39.
- ^ Lemoine, M., Young, M.K., McKelvey, K.S., Eby, L., Pilgrim, K.L. & Schwartz, M.K. (2014): Cottus schitsuumsh, a new species of sculpin (Scorpaeniformes: Cottidae) in the Columbia River basin, Idaho-Montana, USA. Zootaxa, 3755 (3): 241–258.
- ^ Adams, G.L., Burr, B.M., Day, J.L. & Starkey, D.E. (2013): Cottus specus, a new troglomorphic species of sculpin (Cottidae) from southeastern Missouri. Zootaxa, 3609 (5): 484–494.
Categories:
- Cottus (fish)
- Cottidae
- Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
- Freshwater fish genera