Turkestan sculpin

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Turkestan sculpin (Cottus spinulosus) is a small freshwater fish in the sculpin family (Cottidae). It lives in the upper Syr Darya River basin and grows up to about 10 cm long. It is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN.

Scientific classification:
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Actinopterygii
- Order: Perciformes
- Suborder: Cottoidei
- Family: Cottidae
- Genus: Cottus
- Species: spinulosus
- Binomial name: Cottus spinulosus, described by Kessler in 1872