a scorpaenoid fish of the family Cottidae; the type genus, having four yellowish knobs on its head
See also cottid
Examples of 'cottus' in a sentence
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Cottus hangiongensis evolved an ‘amphidromous' life history with a post-hatching pelagic larval phase.
Song Yi Baek, Ji Hyoun Kang, Seo Hee Jo, Ji Eun Jang, Seo Yeon Byeon, Ju-hyoun Wang,Hwang-Goo Lee, Jun-Kil Choi, Hyuk Je Lee 2018, 'Contrasting life histories contribute to divergent patterns of genetic diversity andpopulation connectivity in freshwater sculpin fishes', BMC Evolutionary Biologyhttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-018-1171-8. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)