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