European Bullhead
Cottus gobio
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 487
- Most observed in
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The European bullhead (Cottus gobio) is a freshwater fish that is widely distributed in Europe, mainly in rivers. It is a member of the family Cottidae, a type of sculpin. It is also known as the miller's thumb, freshwater sculpin, common bullhead, and cob. The European bullhead is a small demersal fish that lives both in cold, clear, fast-flowing small streams and in middle-sized rivers. It also occurs on gravelly shores of cold lakes. Further, it thrives in diluted brackish water of the Northern Baltic Sea.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “European bullhead”.