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 | |
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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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Common names of Procottus jeittelesii at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 3 Procottus jeittelesii at www.fishbase.org.
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