Biology:Cottus (genus)

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

Uranoscopus Gronow, 1763 (not available)
Pegedictis Rafinesque, 1820
Uranidea DeKay, 1842
Centridermichthys Richardson, 1845
Cottopsis Girard, 1850
Potamocottus Gill, 1861
Tauridea Jordan & Rice, 1878
Rheopresbe Jordan & Starks, 1904
Cephalocottus Gratzianov, 1907

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.[1]

They are small fish, mostly less than 15 cm (6 in) in length, although a few species can reach twice that size.[1]

Species

There are currently 68 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • 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 (European bullhead)
  • Cottus gratzianowi Sideleva, Naseka & Zhidkov, 2015[2]
  • 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)[3]
  • Cottus kanawhae C. R. Robins, 2005 (Kanawha sculpin)
  • Cottus kazika D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1904 (Fourspine sculpin)
  • Cottus klamathensis C. H. Gilbert, 1898 (Marbled sculpin)
  • Cottus kolymensis Sideleva & A. Goto, 2012[4]
  • Cottus koreanus R. Fujii, Y. Choi & Yabe, 2005
  • Cottus koshewnikowi Gratzianov, 1907[5]
  • 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 (Tubenose sculpin)
  • 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)[6]
  • Cottus sibiricus Kessler, 1889 (Siberian sculpin)
  • Cottus specus G. L. Adams & Burr, 2013 (Grotto sculpin)[7]
  • 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

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Cottus in FishBase. 30 April 2017 version.
  2. Sideleva, V.G., Naseka, A.M. & Zhidkov, Z.V. (2015): A new species of Cottus from the Onega River drainage, White Sea basin (Actinopterygii: Scorpaeniformes: Cottidae). Zootaxa, 3949 (3): 419–430.
  3. Kinziger, A.P. & Wood, R.M. (2010): Cottus immaculatus, a new species of sculpin (Cottidae) from the Ozark Highlands of Arkansas and Missouri, USA. Zootaxa, 2340: 50–64.
  4. Sideleva, V.G. & Goto, A. (2012): A New Species of Sculpin Cottus kolymensis sp. nova (Scorpaeniformes, Cottidae) from Rivers of Kolyma. Journal of Ichthyology, 52 (5): 301-307.
  5. Sideleva, V.G., Prirodina, V.P., Reshetnikov, Y.S. & Zhidkov, Z.V. (2015): Redescription of Cottus koshewnikowi (Cottidae) and its Morphological Variability in Tributaries of the Upper Volga. Journal of Ichthyology, 55 (1): 30-39.
  6. Lemoine, M., Young, M.K., McKelvey, K.S., Eby, L., Pilgrim, K.L. & Schwartz, M.K. (2014): Cottus schitsuumsh, a new species of sculpin (Scorpaeniformes: Cottidae) in the Columbia River basin, Idaho-Montana, USA. Zootaxa, 3755 (3): 241–258.
  7. Adams, G.L., Burr, B.M., Day, J.L. & Starkey, D.E. (2013): Cottus specus, a new troglomorphic species of sculpin (Cottidae) from southeastern Missouri. Zootaxa, 3609 (5): 484–494.

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