Cottus specus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cottales

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Eupercaria Ordo: Perciformes Subordo: Cottoidei Infraordo: Cottales

Familia: Cottidae
Genus: Cottus
Species: Cottus specus

Name

Cottus specus Adams & Burr, 2013

• Holotype: SIUC 88001.
• Paratypes: SIUC 88002 (2); USNM 409781 (2).

Type locality: Mystery Cave, Perry County, Missouri, USA.

Etymology: The specific epithet specus, from the Latin, refers to a cave or cavern in reference to the primary habitat in caves.

References

Primary references

• Adams, G.L., Burr, B.M., Day, J.L. & Starkey, D.E. 2013. Cottus specus, a new troglomorphic species of sculpin (Cottidae) from southeastern Missouri. Zootaxa 3609(5): 484–494. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3609.5.4 Reference page. 
• Day, J.L., Starkey, D.E. & Gerken, J.E. 2013. Prevalence of parasitism in the Grotto Sculpin (Cottus specus), a new species of cave-adapted fish from southeastern Missouri, USA. Subterranean Biology, 12: 3–14. DOI: 10.3897/subtbiol.12.6503 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Grotto Sculpin