Chabot fluviatile

Cottus perifretum

Cottid Fish Reaching Thirteen Point Four Centimeters

Chabot fluviatile is a freshwater fish from Europe. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 13.4 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Cottidae
Genus: Cottus
Maximum length: 13.4 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Europe: Great Britain; Atlantic drainages from Garonne (tributaries draining from Massif Central) to Scheldt in France and Belgium. Also in rivers Mosel and Sieg in Germany. Might also be present in other major Rhine tributaries, the French stretch of the upper Rhine and the lower Meuse. Invasive in Rhine drainage in Germany and the Netherlands, reaching upriver (southwar) to Karlsruhe. This invasive population in the Rhine is an intermediate between Cottus perifretum Cottus rhenanus and forms a distinct genetic group across its whole expansion range.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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