'' 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
Arne may refer to:
Places
* Arne, Dorset, England, a village
** Arne RSPB reserve, a nature reserve adjacent to the village
* Arné, Hautes-Pyrénées, Midi-Pyrénées, France
* Arne (Boeotia), an ancient city in Boeotia, Greece
* Arne (Thessaly), ...
.
However, the ''
Catalog of Fishes'' treats this taxon as a
synonym
A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. For example, in the English language, the words ''begin'', ''start'', ''commence'', and ''initiate'' are all ...
of ''
Cottus metae
''Cottus metae''is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the Family (biology), family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. It inhabits the upper Sava, Save River system in the Danube basin. It reaches a maximum length of 9.7 cm. It ...
'',
although ''
FishBase
FishBase is a global species database of fish species (specifically finfish). It is the largest and most extensively accessed online database on adult finfish on the web. '' treats it as a separate species.
The
specific name Specific name may refer to:
* in Database management systems, a system-assigned name that is unique within a particular database
In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules:
* Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...
''scaturigo'' means “spouting water”, i.e. a
spring
Spring(s) may refer to:
Common uses
* Spring (season), a season of the year
* Spring (device), a mechanical device that stores energy
* Spring (hydrology), a natural source of water
* Spring (mathematics), a geometric surface in the shape of a ...
, an allusion to the Timavo Spring.
References
scaturigo
Endemic fauna of Italy
Fish described in 2005
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