Japanese fluvial sculpin

Japanese fluvial sculpin
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Scorpaeniformes
Family:Cottidae
Genus:Cottus
Species: C. pollux
Binomial name
Cottus pollux
Günther, 1873

The Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux) is a species of fish in the family Cottidae. It is endemic to Japan, where it inhabits mountain streams in Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu. It reaches a maximum length of 15.0 cm.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Cottus pollux" in FishBase. February 2014 version.


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