Cottus kolymensis Sideleva & Goto, 2012

Family:  Cottidae (Sculpins)
Max. size:  9.9 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Kolyma, Magadan, and Dukcha rivers in Russia.
Diagnosis:  Anal soft rays: 12-14; Vertebrae: 33-34. Distinguished by having the following characters: length of internal ray of ventral fin very short, 15-30% of the long ray length; interorbital space wide and equal or slightly smaller than longitudinal eye diameter; palatine bones with teeth; fifth pore (pm5) of preoperculo-mandibular canal is usually paired; incomplete lateral canal with two to three autonomous segments at the end, with total number of pores from 13 + 2 + 2 + 2 to 23 + 2 + 2 (Ref. 93142).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 25 June 2020 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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