Abyssocottus gibbosus

Abyssocottus gibbosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Abyssocottidae
Genus: Abyssocottus
Species: A. gibbosus
Binomial name
Abyssocottus gibbosus
Berg, 1906[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Abyssocottus gibbosus subulatus Dybowski, 1908
  • Abyssocottus gibbosus gibbosus Dybowski, 1908

Abyssocottus gibbosus is a species of deepwater sculpin, a freshwater fish endemic to Lake Baikal in Russia.[3] It dwells at a depth range of 400-1600 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 14 centimetres.[3]

References

  1. Berg, L. S., 1906. Übersicht der Cataphracti (Fam. Cottidae, Cottocomephoridae und Comephoridae) des Baikalsees. Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 30 (no. 26): 906-911.
  2. Synonyms of Abyssocottus gibbosus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. 1 2 Abyssocottus gibbosus at www.fishbase.org.
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