| Cottus metae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Cottidae |
| Genus: | Cottus |
| Species: | C. metae |
| Binomial name | |
| Cottus metae | |
Cottus metae is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. It inhabits the upper Save River system in the Danube basin. It reaches a maximum length of 9.7 cm.[2] It prefers small streams to medium-sized rivers. 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.[3] The specific name 'honours the Slovenian biologist Meta Povž, in recognition of her assistance to the authors in a variety of projects.[4]
References
- ↑ Freyhof, J.; Kottelat, M. (2008). "Cottus metae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T135685A4180763. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135685A4180763.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Cottus metae" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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 20 January 2023.
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