Limnocottus bergianus | |
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Scientific classification
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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]