Cottus jaxartensis
Cottus jaxartensis is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. This fish is endemic to the basin of the Syr-Darya in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.[1] This species is classified within the nominate subgenus of the genus Cottus and it is closely related to the European bullhead (Cottus gobio) of which it was considered as subspecies.[2] The specific name, jaxartensis, means "of the Jaxartes", the ancient name of the Syr Darya River.[3]
| Cottus jaxartensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Cottidae |
| Genus: | Cottus |
| Species: | C. jaxartensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cottus jaxartensis Berg, 1916 | |
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References
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Cottus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- Sideleva, V. G. (2021). "A review of sculpins (Cottoidei) of Middle Asia with a revalidation of the species Cottus jaxartensis and description of a new species Cottus nudus sp. nova". Voprosy Ikhtiologii. 61 (3): 251–263.
- 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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