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Cottus jaxartensis

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Cottus jaxartensis
on post stamp of Kyrgyzstan
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cottidae
Genus: Cottus
Species:
C. jaxartensis
Binomial name
Cottus jaxartensis
Berg, 1916
Synonyms
  • Cottus nasalis Berg, 1933
  • Cottus gobio jaxartensis Berg, 1916

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]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.