Neocottus werestschagini | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Cottidae |
Genus: | Neocottus |
Species: | N. werestschagini
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Binomial name | |
Neocottus werestschagini (
Taliev, 1935)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Neocottus werestschagini 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, originally under the genus Abyssocottus. [3] It is a rare freshwater, deep water-dwelling fish which is endemic to Lake Baikal, Russia. It dwells at a depth range of 877 to 1,400 metres (2,877 to 4,593 ft), and inhabits silty sand sediments. Males can reach a maximum total length of 9.8 centimetres (3.9 in). [2]
The diet of N. werestschagini consists of bony fish, gammarids, and debris. [2]