Cottus jaxartensis explained

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. 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.^[1] The specific name, jaxartensis, means "of the Jaxartes", the ancient name of the Syr Darya River.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Sideleva, V. G. . 2021 . A review of sculpins (Cottoidei) of Middle Asia with a revalidation of the species Cottus jaxartensis and description of a new species Cottus nudus sp. nova . Voprosy Ikhtiologii . 61 . 3 . 251–263.
2. Web site: Order Perciformes: Suborder Cottoidea: Infraorder Cottales: Family Cottidae (Sculpins) . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . 22 October 2022 . 19 January 2023 . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara.