Abyssocottus korotneffi

Abyssocottus korotneffi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Scorpaeniformes
Family:	Abyssocottidae
Genus:	Abyssocottus
Species:	A. korotneffi
Binomial name
	Abyssocottus korotneffi; Berg, 1906.

Abyssocottus korotneffi is a species of deepwater sculpin, a freshwater fish endemic to Lake Baikal in Russia.^[2] It is known to dwell at a depth range of 120–1,600 m (390–5,250 ft), most commonly between 460–500 m (1,510–1,640 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 12.6 cm (5.0 in) and females 13.2 cm (5.2 in). Maximum age is 12 years. Females harbour about 20 eggs in each ovary.^[2]

A. korotneffi feeds predominantly on debris and amphipod crustaceans.^[2]

References[]

^ Berg, L. S. (1906) Übersicht der Cataphracti (Fam. Cottidae, Cottocomephoridae und Comephoridae) des Baikalsees. Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 30 (no. 26): 906-911.
^ ^a ^b ^c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2017). "Abyssocottus korotneffi" in FishBase. May 2017 version.

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[Berg,_1906-1] Berg, L. S. (1906) Übersicht der Cataphracti (Fam. Cottidae, Cottocomephoridae und Comephoridae) des Baikalsees. Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 30 (no. 26): 906-911.

[Fishbase-2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2017). "Abyssocottus korotneffi" in FishBase. May 2017 version.

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