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| species = '''''C. petiti'''''
| species = '''''C. petiti'''''
| binomial = ''Cottus petiti''
| binomial = ''Cottus petiti''
| binomial_authority = Bacescu & Bacescu-Mester, 1964
| binomial_authority = [[Mihai C. Băcescu|Băcescu]] & [[Lotus Elena Băcescu-Mester|Băcescu-Mester]], 1964
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'''''Cottus petiti''''', also called the '''chub of the Lez''' (Chabot du Lez, in [[French language|French]]),<ref>[http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/C/Cottus_petiti/ Cottus petiti]. ZipCodeZoo.com. Retrieved October 22, 2010.</ref> is a species of [[fish]] in the [[Cottidae]] family.<ref>Crivelli, A.J. 2005. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/5447/all Cottus petiti]. [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species]. Retrieved August 4, 2007.</ref> It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[France]], found only in a small 3&nbsp;km stretch of the [[Lez River]].<ref>Crivelli, A.J. 2006. Cottus petiti. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1. Retrieved June 27, 2009.</ref> Its natural [[habitat]] consists of [[river]]s and freshwater [[Spring (hydrosphere)|spring]]s, which are threatened by [[habitat loss]]. The males of this species are typically 56&nbsp;cm in length.
'''''Cottus petiti''''', also called the '''chub of the Lez''' (Chabot du Lez, in [[French language|French]]),<ref>[http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/C/Cottus_petiti/ Cottus petiti]. ZipCodeZoo.com. Retrieved October 22, 2010.</ref> is a species of [[fish]] in the [[Cottidae]] family.<ref>Crivelli, A.J. 2005. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/5447/all Cottus petiti]. [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species]. Retrieved August 4, 2007.</ref> It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[France]], found only in a small 3&nbsp;km stretch of the [[Lez River]].<ref>Crivelli, A.J. 2006. Cottus petiti. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1. Retrieved June 27, 2009.</ref> Its natural [[habitat]] consists of [[river]]s and freshwater [[Spring (hydrosphere)|spring]]s, which are threatened by [[habitat loss]]. The males of this species are typically 56&nbsp;cm in length.

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Cottus petiti
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C. petiti
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Cottus petiti

Cottus petiti, also called the chub of the Lez (Chabot du Lez, in French),[1] is a species of fish in the Cottidae family.[2] It is endemic to France, found only in a small 3 km stretch of the Lez River.[3] Its natural habitat consists of rivers and freshwater springs, which are threatened by habitat loss. The males of this species are typically 56 cm in length.

References

  1. ^ Cottus petiti. ZipCodeZoo.com. Retrieved October 22, 2010.
  2. ^ Crivelli, A.J. 2005. Cottus petiti. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved August 4, 2007.
  3. ^ Crivelli, A.J. 2006. Cottus petiti. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1. Retrieved June 27, 2009.