Timavo Sculpin

Cottus scaturigo

Brown
Freshwater fish
Fusiform
Medium

Cottus scaturigo, the Timavo sculpin, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. It is endemic to the Timavo Spring in Italy. This species was described as a separate species from the European bullhead (C. gobio) in 2005 by Jörg Freyhof, Maurice Kottelat and Arne W. Nolte.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Cottidae
Genus: Cottus
Water type: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform