Cottus scaturigo

Timavo sculpin
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Suborder: Cottoidei
Superfamily: Cottoidea
Family: Cottidae
Genus: Cottus
Species: C. scaturigo
Binomial name
Cottus scaturigo
Freyhof, Kottelat and Nolte, 2005

Cottus scaturigo, the Timavo sculpin, is a freshwater species of fish that is found only in Timavo Spring in Italy. It is related to the European bullhead, and was described as a distinct species in 2005.

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