Cottus hispaniolensis

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
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Cottidae
Genus:	Cottus
Species:	C. hispaniolensis
Binomial name
Cottus hispaniolensis Băcescu and Băcescu-Mester, 1964
Synonyms
Cottus gobio hispaniolensis Băcesci & Băcescu-Mester, 1964

References

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.). "Cottus hispaniolensis". 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.