Asprocottus platycephalus

Asprocottus platycephalus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Abyssocottidae
Genus: Asprocottus
Species: A. platycephalus
Binomial name
Asprocottus platycephalus
Taliev, 1955
Synonyms[1]
  • Asprocottus herzensteini platycephalus Taliev, 1955

Asprocottus platycephalus is a deepwater sculpin.[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 50-800 metres, most commonly between 250-460 m. Males can reach a maximum total length of 10.5 centimetres.[2]

References

  1. Synonyms of Asprocottus platycephalus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. 1 2 Asprocottus platycephalus at www.fishbase.org.
  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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