Limnocottus godlewskii
Limnocottus godlewskii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Abyssocottidae |
Genus: | Limnocottus |
Species: | L. godlewskii
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Binomial name | |
Limnocottus godlewskii | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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Limnocottus godlewskii is a species of deepwater sculpin, a freshwater fish which is endemic to Lake Baikal, Russia; it is a common fish in the lake.[3] It lives at a depth range of 2–830 metres, and inhabits the silty bottom. Males can reach a maximum total length of 19 centimetres.[3]
L. godlewskii spawns in January and February.[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.
- ^ Synonyms of Limnocottus godlewskii at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c Limnocottus godlewskii at www.fishbase.org.
Categories:
- Abyssocottidae
- Fish described in 1874
- Scorpaeniformes stubs