Japanese fluvial sculpin
Japanese fluvial sculpin | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
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.
Categories:
- Fish of Japan
- Cottus (fish)
- Fish described in 1873
- Taxa named by Albert Günther
- Scorpaeniformes stubs