Fish of the Salvelinus (char) genus of the Salmoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family of the Salmoniformes order of the Protacanthopterygii superorder. (Brook trout. Photo by © Lubomir Hlasek. hlasek.com) Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) was first described in 1814 by the American physician and naturalist Samuel L. Mitchill (1764 – 1831). It inhabits…
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Lake char (Salvelinus umbla)
Fish of the Salvelinus (char) genus of the Salmoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family of the Salmoniformes order of the Protacanthopterygii superorder. (Lake char. Photo by © H. Chaumeton, A. Mondadori. ittiofauna.org) Lake char (Salvelinus umbla) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish scientist Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778). It inhabits high…
Agone (Alosa agone)
Fish of the Alosa (river herrings) genus of the Alosinae (shads) subfamily of the Clupeidae family of the Clupeiformes order of the Clupeomorpha superorder. (Agone. Photo by © Michel Roggo. roggo.ch) Agone (Alosa agone) was first described in 1803 by the Italian physician and naturalist Giovanni Antonio Scopoli (1723 – 1788). It is…
Burbot (Lota lota)
Fish of the Lota genus of the Lotidae family of the Gadiformes order of the Paracanthopterygii superorder. (Burbot. Photo © Lubomir Hlasek. hlasek.com) Burbot (Lota lota) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Karl Linnaeus (1707-1778). It inhabits rivers, lakes, water reservoirs, gulfs with low salt content. The…
Bullhead, or European bullhead (Cottus gobio)
Fish of the Cottus genus of the Cottidae family of the superfamily Cottoidea of the suborder Cottoidei of the Scorpaeniformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Bullhead, or European bullhead. Photo by © Lubomir Hlasek. hlasek.com) Bullhead, or European bullhead (Cottus gobio) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778). It inhabits small and…
Barje sculpin (Cottus metae)
Fish of the Cottus genus of the Cottidae family of the superfamily Cottoidea of the suborder Cottoidei of the Scorpaeniformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Barje sculpin. Photo by © M. Kottelat, J. Freyhof. ittiofauna.org) Barje sculpin (Cottus metae) was first described in 2005 by the ichthyologists Jörg Freyhof, Maurice Kottelat and Nolte. It inhabits the streams and…
Timavo sculpin (Cottus scaturigo)
Fish of the Cottus genus of the Cottidae family of the superfamily Cottoidea of the suborder Cottoidei of the Scorpaeniformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Timavo sculpin. Photo by © Jörg Freyhof. arkive.org) Timavo sculpin (Cottus scaturigo) was first described in 2005 by the ichthyologists Jörg Freyhof, Maurice Kottelat and Nolte. It inhabits the streams with cold water.…