Cottus (fish)

Cottus
Cottus cognatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cottidae
Subfamily: Cottinae
Genus: Cottus
Linnaeus, 1758
Type species
Cottus gobio
Synonyms

Cottus is a genus of the mainly freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. 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]

  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Cottus in FishBase. 30 April 2017 version.

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