Cottus kazika Jordan & Starks 1904

From an aquarium observation, parental care is provided by the male which guarded and cared for the eggs until they hatch (Ref. 56353).

Catadromous. Migrating from freshwater to the sea to spawn, e.g., European eels. Subdivision of diadromous. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.

Adults are found in the middle reaches of rivers during the summer; migrates downstream at autumn. Feed on fishes (Ref. 559). From the spawning ground in the sea, juveniles migrate to the middle reaches of the rivers to grow (Ref. 56353).

Adults are found in the middle reaches of rivers during the summer; migrates downstream in autumn (Ref. 559). River bed consists of cobbles, boulders and gravel in riffles and sand and gravel in pools (Ref. 56353). Feed on fishes (Ref. 559). Juveniles migrate from the spawning ground in the sea to the middle reaches of rivers to grow (Ref. 56353).

fisheries: commercial