Asprocottus abyssalis
| Asprocottus abyssalis | |
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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. abyssalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Asprocottus abyssalis Taliev, 1955
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Asprocottus abyssalis is a deepwater sculpin.[2] It was described by Dmitrii Nikolaevich Taliev in 1955, originally as a subspecies of Asprocottus herzensteini.[3] It is a freshwater fish which is endemic to Lake Baikal, Russia. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 150-1400 metres.[2]
References
- ^ Synonyms of Asprocottus abyssalis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Asprocottus abyssalis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Taliev, D. N., 1955 [ref. 4316] Sculpin fishes of Lake Baikal (Cottidae). Acad. Sci. USSR, Moscow and Leningrad. 1-603.
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