Asprocottus intermedius

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Asprocottus intermedius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cottidae
Genus: Asprocottus
Species:
A. intermedius
Binomial name
Asprocottus intermedius
Taliev, 1955
Synonyms[2]
  • Asprocottus herzensteini intermedius Taliev, 1955

Asprocottus intermedius is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins.[3] It was described by Dmitrii Nikolaevich Taliev in 1955, originally as a subspecies of Asprocottus herzensteini.[4] It is a freshwater fish which is endemic to Lake Baikal, Russia. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 200–800 metres.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bogutskaya, N. (2020). "Asprocottus intermedius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T159626506A159626532. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T159626506A159626532.en. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  2. ^ Synonyms of Asprocottus intermedius at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2023). "Asprocottus intermedius" in FishBase. August 2023 version.
  4. ^ Taliev, D. N., 1955 [ref. 4316] Sculpin fishes of Lake Baikal (Cottidae). Acad. Sci. USSR, Moscow and Leningrad. 1-603.