Asprocottus korjakovi

Asprocottus korjakovi
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Suborder:	Cottoidei
Family:	Cottidae
Genus:	Asprocottus
Species:	A. korjakovi
Binomial name
Asprocottus korjakovi Sideleva, 2001

Asprocottus korjakovi is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. This species is endemic to the ancient lake Baikal in Siberia. It is a member of the deepwater sculpin family Abyssocottidae, ^[2] and was described scientifically by Valentina Sideleva in 2001. ^[3]

References

1. Bogutskaya, N. (2020). "Asprocottus korjakovi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T159626554A159626574. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T159626554A159626574.en . Retrieved 6 March 2023.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Asprocottus korjakovi". FishBase . August 2022 version.
3. Sideleva, V. G., 2001 List of fishes from Lake Baikal with descriptions of new taxa of cottoid fishes. In: New Contributions to Freshwater Fish Research. Proceedings of the Zoological Institute Russian Academy of Sciences No. 287: 45-79.