Cottus koshewnikowi

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Cottus koshewnikowi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cottidae
Genus: Cottus
Species:
C. koshewnikowi
Binomial name
Cottus koshewnikowi
Synonyms
  • Cottus gobio microcephalus Kessler, 1868
  • Cottus gobio milvensis Soldatov, 1924

Cottus koshewnikowi, Koshewnikow's sculpin, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. It inhabits the upper Volga drainage and northern and eastern Gulf of Bothnia from Estonia eastward and northward to Finland and northern Sweden. It reaches a maximum length of 10 cm (3.9 in).[2] It prefers medium-sized rivers to small streams, and lake shores.

References

  1. ^ Freyhof, J. (2011). "Cottus koshewnikowi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T135489A4131063. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135489A4131063.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Cottus koshewnikowi" in FishBase. February 2014 version.