Cottus scaturigo
Introduction ''''' Cottus scaturigo''''', the '''Timavo sculpin''', is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. It is endemic to the Timavo Spring in Italy. This species was described as a separate species from the European bullhead (''C. gobio'') in 2005 by Jörg Freyhof, Maurice Kottelat and Arne W. Nolte. However, the ''Catalog of Fishes'' treats this taxon as a synonym of ''Cottus metae'', although ''FishBase'' treats it as a separate species. The specific name ''scaturigo'' means “spouting water”, i.e. a spring, an allusion to the Timavo Spring.
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