Asprocottus abyssalis
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Cottidae |
Genus: | Asprocottus |
Species: | A. abyssalis
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Binomial name | |
Asprocottus abyssalis Taliev, 1955
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Asprocottus abyssalisis a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. These sculpins are endemic to Lake Baikal in Russia.[2] It was described by Dmitrii Nikolaevich Taliev in 1955, originally as a subspecies of Asprocottus herzensteini.[3] It is a freshwater fish which is endemic to Lake Baikal, Russia. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 150–1400 metres.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Bogutskaya, N. (2020). "Asprocottus abyssalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T159626298A159626304. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T159626298A159626304.en. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2022). "Abyssocottus gibbosus" in FishBase. August 2022 version.
- ^ Taliev, D. N., 1955 [ref. 4316] Sculpin fishes of Lake Baikal (Cottidae). Acad. Sci. USSR, Moscow and Leningrad. 1-603.