Asprocottus abyssalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cottidae
Genus: Asprocottus
Species:
A. abyssalis
Binomial name
Asprocottus abyssalis
Taliev, 1955
Synonyms[2]
  • Asprocottus herzensteini abyssalis Taliev, 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 150โ€“1400 metres.[2]

References

  1. โ†‘ 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.) (2022). "Abyssocottus gibbosus" in FishBase. August 2022 version.
  3. โ†‘ Taliev, D. N., 1955 [ref. 4316] Sculpin fishes of Lake Baikal (Cottidae). Acad. Sci. USSR, Moscow and Leningrad. 1-603.
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