Cottus_hispaniolensis

<i>Cottus hispaniolensis</i>

Cottus hispaniolensis

Species of fish

Cottus hispaniolensis is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. It is found in France and Spain. It inhabits the Garonne river drainage. It reaches a maximum length of 10.5 cm.[2] It prefers streams with clear, cool, moderate to swift water and stone substrate. This taxon was originally described as a subspecies of the European bullhead (Cottus gobio), C. g. hispaniolensis, and was formally described as a separate species from the European bullhead in 2005 by Jörg Freyhof, Maurice Kottelat and Arne W. Nolte.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    Freyhof, J.; Kottelat, M. (2008). "Cottus hispaniolensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T135573A4149912. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135573A4149912.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Cottus hispaniolensis" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
  3. [3]
    Jörg Freyhof; Maurice Kottelat; and Arne Nolte (2005). "Taxonomic diversity of European Cottus with description of eight new species (Teleostei: Cottidae)". Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters. 16: 107–172.


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