Cottus transsilvaniae Freyhof, Kottelat et Nolte, 2005

Iftime, Alexandru & Oţel, Vasile, 2025, An annotated systematical checklist of the Romanian ichthyofauna, Zootaxa 5654 (1), pp. 1-64 : 38

Cottus transsilvaniae Freyhof, Kottelat et Nolte, 2005

A native, freshwater rheophilic species found in the Brătia river and associated rivers in the upper ArgeȘ drainage ( Freyhof et al. 2005; Kottelat & Freyhof 2007; Freyhof & Kottelat 2008; Cocan & MireȘan 2018). It differs notably in body proportions from C. gobio , with which it is apparently not syntopic ( Freyhof et al. 2005). Specimens photographed by us in Brătia exhibit the characteristic body proportions ( Fig. 12 ).

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FIGURE 12. Cottus transsilvaniae, showing characteristic body proportions, photographed in Brătia River, 2008, photo Al. Iftime.