Limnocottus bergianus
| Limnocottus bergianus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Abyssocottidae |
| Genus: | Limnocottus |
| Species: | L. bergianus
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| Binomial name | |
| Limnocottus bergianus Taliev, 1935
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Limnocottus bergianus is a deepwater sculpin.[1] It was described by Dmitrii Nikolaevich Taliev in 1935.[2] It is a freshwater fish which is endemic to Lake Baikal, Russia. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 100–1000 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 22.5 centimetres.[1]
L. bergianus feeds primarily on bony fish and gammarids.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b Limnocottus bergianus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Taliev, D. N., 1935 [ref. 15741] Neue Formen der Cataphracti aus dem Baikalsee. Trudy Baikal'skoi limnologischeskoi stantsii = Travaux de la Station limnologique du Lac Baikal v. 6: 59-68.
- ^ Food items reported for Limnocottus bergianus at www.fishbase.org.
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