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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Cottoidei (Sculpins) > Cottidae (Sculpins)
Etymology: Cottus: Greek, kottos = a fish (Ref. 45335); rondeleti: Named in honor of Guillaume Rondelet (1507-1566), precursor of European ichthyology and author of one of the very first ichthyological treaties (1554-55)..
More on authors: Freyhof, Kottelat & Nolte.

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Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate

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Europe: Three disjunct populations in Hérault drainage, France.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 89113)

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Anal soft rays: 10 - 11. Differs from all other species of Cottus in France by having only 10-11 1/2 anal-fin rays. Other characters useful in the identification: posterior tip of second dorsal fin reaching rudimentary caudal-fin rays; no transverse bands on pelvic fin; lateral line complete, with 30-33+1 pores; 13 pectoral-fin rays; no prickling on body; length of caudal peduncle 58-71% HL; depth of caudal peduncle 26-32% HL; predorsal length 34-37 % SL; distance from tip of snout to origin of second dorsal fin 54-57% SL; preanal length 54-58% SL; first and second dorsal fins slightly to moderately joined; snout pale; first dorsal fin with very dark base (Ref. 55856).

Inhabits small stream with clear, swift water and stone bottom (Ref. 59043).

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Freyhof, J., M. Kottelat and A. Nolte, 2005. Taxonomic diversity of European Cottus with description of eight new species (Teleostei: Cottidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 16(2):107-172. (Ref. 55856)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Critically Endangered (CR) (B1ab(ii,iii)+2ab(ii,iii)); Date assessed: 01 January 2008

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

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