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Diagnostic Description

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Differs from other species of Cottus in North Sea basin by the combination of the following characters, none of them unique: no distinct transverse bands on pelvic fin; prickling on body absent or only under pectoral fin; base of first dorsal fin with faint black blotches at anterior and posterior extremities; depth of caudal peduncle 26-31% HL; lateral line complete; and unique molecular markers (Ref. 55856).
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Morphology

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Analsoft rays: 11 - 14
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Biology

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Inhabits small, cold streams with gravel bottom (Ref. 59043).
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Cottus rhenanus

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Cottus rhenanus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. It is found in France, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. It inhabits the Rhine and Meuse river drainages. It reaches a maximum length of 10.0 cm.[2] It prefers streams with clear, cool, moderate to swift water and stone substrate.[3] Here, it mostly occurs in the shallow parts of streams. This species was described as a separate species from the European bullhead (C. gobio) in 2005 by Jörg Freyhof, Maurice Kottelat and Arne W. Nolte.[4] The specific name rhenatus means belonging to Rhenus, the Latin name of the River Rhine.[5]

References

  1. ^ Freyhof, J.; Kottelat, M. (2008). "Cottus rhenanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T135710A4188537. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135710A4188537.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Cottus rhenanus" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
  3. ^ Pim Lemmers; Mark Groen; Ben H.J.M. Crombaghs; Rob E.M.B. Gubbels; Thomas de Krom; Frank van Langevelde; Gerard van der Velde; and Rob S.E.W. Leuven (2023). "Population recovery and occurrence of the endemic Rhine sculpin (Cottus rhenanus)". Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems. 424: 1–13.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara, eds. (22 October 2022). "Order Perciformes: Suborder Cottoidea: Infraorder Cottales: Family Cottidae (Sculpins)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
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Cottus rhenanus: Brief Summary

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Cottus rhenanus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. It is found in France, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. It inhabits the Rhine and Meuse river drainages. It reaches a maximum length of 10.0 cm. It prefers streams with clear, cool, moderate to swift water and stone substrate. Here, it mostly occurs in the shallow parts of streams. This species was described as a separate species from the European bullhead (C. gobio) in 2005 by Jörg Freyhof, Maurice Kottelat and Arne W. Nolte. The specific name rhenatus means belonging to Rhenus, the Latin name of the River Rhine.

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