Cottus rhenanus

Cottus rhenanus is a species of fish in the family Cottidae. It is found in France, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. It inhabits the Rhine and Meuse river drainages. It reaches a maximum length of 10.0 cm.[2] It prefers streams with clear, cool, moderate to swift water and stone substrate.

Cottus rhenanus

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cottidae
Genus: Cottus
Species:
C. rhenanus
Binomial name
Cottus rhenanus
Freyhof, Kottelat and Nolte, 2005

References

  1. NatureServe (2013). "Cottus rhenanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2015.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Cottus rhenanus" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
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