Asprocottus platycephalus
| Asprocottus platycephalus | |
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| 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] | |
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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
- ↑ Synonyms of Asprocottus platycephalus at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Asprocottus platycephalus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Taliev, D. N., 1955 [ref. 4316] Sculpin fishes of Lake Baikal (Cottidae). Acad. Sci. USSR, Moscow and Leningrad. 1-603.
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