Abyssocottus gibbosus
| Abyssocottus gibbosus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Abyssocottidae |
| Genus: | Abyssocottus |
| Species: | A. gibbosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Abyssocottus gibbosus Berg, 1906 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Abyssocottus gibbosus is a deepwater sculpin.[2] It was described by Lev Berg in 1906.[3] It is a freshwater fish which is endemic to Lake Baikal, in Russia. It dwells at a depth range of 400-1600 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 14 centimetres.[2]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Abyssocottus gibbosus at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Abyssocottus gibbosus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Berg, L. S., 1906 (27 Nov.) [ref. 265] Übersicht der Cataphracti (Fam. Cottidae, Cottocomephoridae und Comephoridae) des Baikalsees. Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 30 (no. 26): 906-911.
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