European bullhead
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| Cottus gobio Linnaeus, 1758 |
The European bullhead, Cottus gobio, is a fish of the Cottidae family that is widely distributed in Europe. It is a type of sculpin and has two alternative names: miller's thumb and tommy logge.
[edit] References
- For an account of the ecology of the bullhead, read Tomlinson ML & Perrow MR (2003). Ecology of the Bullhead[1]. Conserving Natura 2000 Rivers Ecology Series No. 4. English Nature, Peterborough.
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). Cottus gobio. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006.
- Cottus gobio (TSN 167255). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 24 January 2006.
- "Cottus gobio". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. 10 2005 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2005.
