Vitim sculpin
Cyphocottus megalops | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Abyssocottidae |
Genus: | Cyphocottus |
Species: | C. megalops
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Binomial name | |
Cyphocottus megalops (, 1902)[1]
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Synonyms | |
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Cyphocottus megalops, or the Vitim sculpin,[2] is freshwater fish, a deepwater sculpin endemic to Lake Baikal, Siberia.[3] It is known to dwell at a depth range of 140–370 metres, usually inhabiting the silty bottom at around 100 m. Males can reach a maximum total length of 16.5 centimetres. It can live for up to 9 years.[3]
References[]
- ^ Gratzianov, V. J., 1902 [ref. 1868] Die Ichthyo-fauna des Baikalsees. Dnevnik Zoologicheskogo otdeleniya Obshchestva lyubitelei Estestvoznaniya v. 3 (no. 3): 18–61.
- ^ Common names for Cyphocottus megalops at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Cyphocottus megalops at www.fishbase.org.
Categories:
- Abyssocottidae
- Fish described in 1902
- Scorpaeniformes stubs