Red sculpin

Procottus jeittelesii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Abyssocottidae
Genus: Procottus
Species: P. jeittelesii
Binomial name
Procottus jeittelesii
(Dybowski, 1874)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cottus jeittelesii Dybowski, 1874
  • Procottus jeittelesi bicolor Dybowski, 1908

Procottus jeittelesii, also known as the red sculpin or the red Baikal sculpin,[2] is one of the deepwater sculpin species endemic to Lake Baikal, Russia.[3] It is a freshwater fish that dwells under stones at a depth range of 0 to 140 metres (0 to 459 ft), most often at around 100 metres (330 ft), and is most abundant during the autumn and winter. Males can reach a maximum total length of 28 centimetres (11 in).[3]

The red sculpin's diet consists of zoobenthos including amphipods.[3]

References

  1. Dybowski, B. N., 1874 Die Fische des Baical-Wassersystemes. Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 24 (no. 3-4): 383-394.
  2. Common names of Procottus jeittelesii at www.fishbase.org.
  3. 1 2 3 Procottus jeittelesii at www.fishbase.org.
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