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]

Cottus hispaniolensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cottidae
Genus: Cottus
Species:
C. hispaniolensis
Binomial name
Cottus hispaniolensis
Synonyms

Cottus gobio hispaniolensis Băcesci & Băcescu-Mester, 1964

References edit

  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. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Cottus hispaniolensis" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
  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.