Japanese fluvial sculpin

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 (5.9 in) .[1] It is also known as the Japanese bullhead.

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

References

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