Leocottus kesslerii

Leocottus kesslerii
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cottocomephoridae
Genus: Leocottus
Taliev, 1955
Species: L. kesslerii
Binomial name
Leocottus kesslerii
(Dybowski, 1874)

Leocottus kesslerii, Kessler's sculpin, is a species of Baikal sculpin native to Russia and Mongolia where it occurs in Lake Baikal and surrounding lakes as well as the Selenga, Angara and Bain Gol rivers. This species grows to a length of 14 centimetres (5.5 in) TL. It lives at relatively shallow depths, down to 15 m. It is the only member of its genus.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Leocottus kesslerii" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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