| Family: |
Cottidae (Sculpins) |
| Max. size: |
10 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Europe: streams of Rhine and Meuse drainages, in Rhine extending upriver (southwards) to about Mannheim, including tributaries of River Main and Neckar in Germany. |
| Diagnosis: |
Anal soft rays: 11-14. 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). |
| Biology: |
Inhabits small, cold streams with gravel bottom (Ref. 59043). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 January 2008 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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