Cyphocottus eurystomus
| Cyphocottus eurystomus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Abyssocottidae |
| Genus: | Cyphocottus |
| Species: | C. eurystomus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyphocottus eurystomus (Taliev, 1955) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cyphocottus eurystomus is a deepwater sculpin.[2] It was described by Dmitrii Nikolaevich Taliev in 1955, originally as a subspecies of Asprocottus megalops.[3] It is a freshwater fish which is endemic to Lake Baikal, Russia. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 50–600 metres.[2]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Cyphocottus eurystomus at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Cyphocottus eurystomus 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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