Asprocottus abyssalis

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Asprocottus abyssalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Cottoidei
Family: Cottidae
Genus: Asprocottus
Species:
A. abyssalis
Binomial name
Asprocottus abyssalis
Taliev, 1955
Synonyms [2]
  • Asprocottus herzensteini abyssalisTaliev, 1955

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

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Abyssocottus gibbosus". FishBase . August 2022 version.
  3. ↑ Taliev, D. N., 1955 [ref. 4316] Sculpin fishes of Lake Baikal (Cottidae). Acad. Sci. USSR, Moscow and Leningrad. 1-603.


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