Japanese fluvial sculpin
| Japanese fluvial sculpin | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Cottidae |
| Genus: | Cottus |
| Species: | C. pollux
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| Binomial name | |
| Cottus pollux Günther, 1873
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The Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux) is a species of fish in the family Cottidae. It is endemic to Japan, where it inhabits mountain streams in Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu. It reaches a maximum length of 15.0 cm (5.9 in) .[1] It is also known as the Japanese bullhead.
References[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Cottus pollux" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
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