| Citation | Sideleva, V.G. and Z.V. Zhidkov, 2024, Description of a new species of Cottus Linnaeus (Cottidae) from the Western Dvina / Daugava River system, Baltic Sea basin, based on integrative taxonomy.. Zootaxa 5447(4):473-495. |
| Ref. | Sideleva, V.G. and Z.V. Zhidkov, 2024 |
| Page | 487-491;figs.2,9,10-11;tab.1-2 |
| Named Used as Valid | Cottus dorofeevi |
| Comment | etymology, morphology, occlit |
| Locality | Belarus, Vitebsk region, Ovsyanka River, a tributary of the Western Dvina; ZIN 56916. |
| Distribution | Belarus. |
| Quote | Maximum size (paratype): 7.4 cm., SL; (holotype): 6.8 cm., SL. |