Cottus perifretum: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the cottus perifretum lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Cottus perifretum
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Perciformes
Family	Cottidae

Where does the cottus perifretum live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the cottus perifretum in 4 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the cottus perifretum endangered?

The cottus perifretum’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the cottus perifretum?

The cottus perifretum (Cottus perifretum) is a ray-finned fish in the order Perciformes and the family Cottidae, genus Cottus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the cottus perifretum

Cottus perifretum, the bullhead or miller's thumb, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. It is found on both sides of the English Channel, native to Great Britain. It also inhabits Atlantic drainages from the Garonne River (tributaries draining from Massif Central) to the Scheldt in France and Belgium, and the Moselle and Sieg in Germany. It is considered invasive in the Rhine drainage in Germany and the Netherlands. This invasive population in the Rhine is an intermediate between this species and Cottus rhenanus. Although this species is native to England and Wales it is considered to be a non-native invasive species in Scotland.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Cottus perifretum (revision 1363696698), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1788923 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).