Cottus (genus)

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Kingdom Animalia Order Scorpaeniformes Scientific name Cottus Rank Genus		Phylum Chordata Family Cottidae Higher classification Cottidae

Lower classifications European bullhead, Alpine bullhead, Mottled sculpin, Slimy sculpin, Japanese fluvial sculpin

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.

They are mostly small fish, rarely reaching more than 15 cm in length.

Species

There are currently 68 recognized species in this genus:

Cottus aleuticus C. H. Gilbert, 1896 (Coast Range sculpin)

Cottus altaicus Kaschenko, 1899

Cottus amblystomopsis P. Y. Schmidt, 1904 (Sakhalin sculpin)

Cottus asper J. Richardson, 1836 (Prickly sculpin)

Cottus asperrimus Rutter, 1908 (Rough sculpin)

Cottus aturi Freyhof, Kottelat & Nolte, 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 Kinziger, Raesly & Neely, 2000 (Blue Ridge sculpin)

Cottus carolinae T. N. Gill, 1861 (Banded sculpin)

Cottus chattahoochee Neely, J. D. Williams & Mayden, 2007 (Chattahoochee sculpin)

Cottus cognatus J. Richardson, 1836 (Slimy sculpin)

Cottus confusus R. M. Bailey & C. E. Bond, 1963 (Shorthead sculpin)

Cottus czerskii L. S. Berg, 1913 (Cherskii's sculpin)

Cottus duranii Freyhof, Kottelat & Nolte, 2005

Cottus dzungaricus Kottelat, 2006

Cottus echinatus R. M. Bailey & C. E. Bond, 1963 (Utah Lake sculpin)

Cottus extensus R. M. Bailey & C. E. Bond, 1963 (Bear Lake sculpin)

Cottus girardi C. R. Robins, 1961 (Potomac sculpin)

Cottus gobio Linnaeus, 1758 (Bullhead)

Cottus gratzianowi Sideleva, Naseka & Zhidkov, 2015

Cottus greenei C. H. Gilbert & Culver, 1898 (Shoshone sculpin)

Cottus gulosus Girard, 1854 (Riffle sculpin)

Cottus haemusi Marinov & Dikov, 1986

Cottus hangiongensis T. Mori, 1930

Cottus hispaniolensis Băcescu & Băcescu-Mester, 1964

Cottus hubbsi R. M. Bailey & Dimick, 1949 (Columbia sculpin)

Cottus hypselurus C. R. Robins & H. W. Robison, 1985 (Ozark sculpin)

Cottus immaculatus Kinziger & R. M. Wood, 2010 (Knobfin sculpin)

Cottus kanawhae C. R. Robins, 2005

Cottus kazika D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1904 (Fourspine sculpin)

Cottus klamathensis C. H. Gilbert, 1898 (Marbled sculpin)

Cottus kolymensis Sideleva & A. Goto, 2012

Cottus koreanus R. Fujii, Y. Choi & Yabe, 2005

Cottus koshewnikowi Gratzianov, 1907

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 & Nolte, 2005

Cottus microstomus Heckel, 1837

Cottus nasalis L. S. Berg, 1933

Cottus nozawae Snyder, 1911

Cottus paulus J. D. Williams, 2000 (Pygmy sculpin)

Cottus perifretum Freyhof, Kottelat & Nolte, 2005

Cottus perplexus C. H. Gilbert & Evermann, 1894 (Reticulate sculpin)

Cottus petiti Băcescu & Băcescu-Mester, 1964

Cottus pitensis R. M. Bailey & C. E. Bond, 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 & Nolte, 2005

Cottus rhotheus R. Smith, 1882 (Torrent sculpin)

Cottus ricei E. W. Nelson, 1876 (Spoonhead sculpin)

Cottus rondeleti Freyhof, Kottelat & Nolte, 2005

Cottus sabaudicus Sideleva, 2009

Cottus scaturigo Freyhof, Kottelat & Nolte, 2005

Cottus schitsuumsh M. Lemoine, M. K. Young, McKelvey, L. Eby, Pilgrim & M. K. Schwartz, 2014 (Cedar sculpin)

Cottus sibiricus Kessler, 1889 (Siberian sculpin)

Cottus specus G. L. Adams & Burr, 2013 (Grotto sculpin)

Cottus spinulosus Kessler, 1872 (Turkestan sculpin)

Cottus szanaga Dybowski, 1869

Cottus tallapoosae Neely, J. D. Williams & Mayden, 2007 (Tallapoosa sculpin)

Cottus tenuis Evermann & Meek, 1898 (Slender sculpin)

Cottus transsilvaniae Freyhof, Kottelat & Nolte, 2005

Cottus volki Taranetz, 1933

References

Cottus (genus) Wikipedia

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