Limnocottus bergianus
Appearance
Limnocottus bergianus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Cottidae |
Genus: | Limnocottus |
Species: | L. bergianus
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Binomial name | |
Limnocottus bergianus Taliev, 1935
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Limnocottus bergianus is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins.[2] It was described by Dmitrii Nikolaevich Taliev in 1935.[3] 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.[2]
L. bergianus feeds primarily on bony fish and gammarids.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Bogutskaya, N. (2020). "Limnocottus bergianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T159632719A159632725. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T159632719A159632725.en. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2022). "Limnocottus bergianus" in FishBase. August 2022 version.
- ^ 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.