Herzenstein's rough sculpin
| Herzenstein's rough sculpin | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Cottidae |
| Genus: | Asprocottus |
| Species: | A. herzensteini
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| Binomial name | |
| Asprocottus herzensteini Berg, 1906
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Asprocottus herzensteini, the Herzenstein's rough sculpin, is a deepwater sculpin, a freshwater fish which is endemic to Lake Baikal, Russia.[1] It was described by Lev Berg in 1906.[2] It dwells at a depth range of 22–887 metres, and is abundantly found below 60 m. Males can reach a maximum total length of 11.5 centimetres.[1]
References
- ^ a b Asprocottus herzensteini at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Berg, L. S., 1906 (27 Nov.) Übersicht der Cataphracti (Fam. Cottidae, Cottocomephoridae und Comephoridae) des Baikalsees. Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 30 (no. 26): 906–911.
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