Turkestan sculpin (Cottus spinulosus)

Scientific name: Cottus spinulosus Kessler, 1872

The Turkestan sculpin (Cottus spinulosus) is a freshwater fish of the family Cottidae. Native range: Asia, basin of the upper Syr-Darya.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cottus spinulosus
Family
Cottidae (Sculpins)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
10.3
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Asia: basin of the upper Syr-Darya.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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