Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Pisces > Class Actinopterygii > Order Scorpaeniformes > Family Cottidae > Genus Cottus

Cottus gobio Linnaeus, 1758

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Cottus*	Linnaeus, 1758	accepted genus name

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Bokmål (Norwegian): hvitfinnet steinulke sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Bulgarian: glаvoch; Главоч sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Danish: almindelig ferskvandsulk; hvidfinnet ferskvandsulk sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Dutch: rivierdonderpad sources: Nijssen, H.; de Groot, S.J. (1987). De vissen van Nederland: systematische indeling, historisch overzicht, het ontstaan van de viskweek, uitheemse vissoorten, determineersleutels, beschrijvingen, afbeeldingen, literatuur, van alle in Nederlandse wateren voor komende zee- en zoetwatervissoorten [Fishes of the Netherlands: systematic classification, historical overview, origins of fish culture, non-indigenous species, determination keys, descriptions, drawings, literature references on all marine and freshwater fish species living in Dutch waters]. KNNV Uitgeverij: Utrecht, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5011-006-1. 224 pp.

English: bullhead; freshwater sculpin; Miller's thumb; sculpin sources: Nijssen, H.; de Groot, S.J. (1987). De vissen van Nederland: systematische indeling, historisch overzicht, het ontstaan van de viskweek, uitheemse vissoorten, determineersleutels, beschrijvingen, afbeeldingen, literatuur, van alle in Nederlandse wateren voor komende zee- en zoetwatervissoorten [Fishes of the Netherlands: systematic classification, historical overview, origins of fish culture, non-indigenous species, determination keys, descriptions, drawings, literature references on all marine and freshwater fish species living in Dutch waters]. KNNV Uitgeverij: Utrecht, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5011-006-1. 224 pp.;PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points;Wheeler, A. (1992). A list of the common and scientific names of fishes of the British Isles. J. Fish Biol. 41(Suppl. A): 1-37

English-United States: Bullhead; Freshwater sculpin; Miller's thumb; Sculpin sources: Charles Hussey

German: Bullen; Groppe; Gruppe; Kaulkopf; Koppe; Mühlkoppe sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points;Nijssen, H.; de Groot, S.J. (1987). De vissen van Nederland: systematische indeling, historisch overzicht, het ontstaan van de viskweek, uitheemse vissoorten, determineersleutels, beschrijvingen, afbeeldingen, literatuur, van alle in Nederlandse wateren voor komende zee- en zoetwatervissoorten [Fishes of the Netherlands: systematic classification, historical overview, origins of fish culture, non-indigenous species, determination keys, descriptions, drawings, literature references on all marine and freshwater fish species living in Dutch waters]. KNNV Uitgeverij: Utrecht, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5011-006-1. 224 pp.

Italian: scazzone sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Lithuanian: paprastasis kūjagalvis sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Norwegian: hvitfinnet steinulke sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Norwegian Bokmål: hvitfinnet steinulke

Norwegian Nynorsk: kvitfinna steinulke

Nynorsk (Norwegian): kvitfinna steinulke sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Polish: głowacz białopłetwy sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Russian: подкаменщик обыкновенный sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Slovenian: kapelj sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Spanish, Castillian: cavilat sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Swedish: stensimpa sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Turkish: dere iskorbiti balığı; dereiskorbiti baligi; taşaltı balığı sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Ukrainian: Бабець звичайний; підкаменщик звичайний; широколобка sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Welsh: penlletwad

Literature

original description	Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp.
basis of record	van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374
additional source	FishBase, version december 2007
additional source	FishBase, version may 2009
additional source	Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology.

Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

GenBank (341329 nucleotides; 39 proteins)
Barcode of Life (81 barcodes)
Biodiversity Heritage Library (518 publications)
GBIF
GBIF

Citation

Bailly, N. (2014). Cottus gobio Linnaeus, 1758. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2014) FishBase. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127196

Dr Jorg Freyhof. Cottus gobio Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=304830