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Cottus rondeleti Freyhof, Kottelat & Nolte, 2005 Chabot de l'Hérault |
| Family: | Cottidae (Sculpins) | |||
| Max. size: | 8 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Europe: Three disjunct populations in Hérault drainage, France. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Anal soft rays: 10-11. Differs from all other species of Cottus in France by having only 10-11 1/2 anal-fin rays. Other characters useful in the identification: posterior tip of second dorsal fin reaching rudimentary caudal-fin rays; no transverse bands on pelvic fin; lateral line complete, with 30-33+1 pores; 13 pectoral-fin rays; no prickling on body; length of caudal peduncle 58-71% HL; depth of caudal peduncle 26-32% HL; predorsal length 34-37 % SL; distance from tip of snout to origin of second dorsal fin 54-57% SL; preanal length 54-58% SL; first and second dorsal fins slightly to moderately joined; snout pale; first dorsal fin with very dark base (Ref. 55856). | |||
| Biology: | Inhabits small stream with clear, swift water and stone bottom (Ref. 59043). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 29 August 2023 (B1b(iii)) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||