Asprocottus platycephalus

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

Asprocottus platycephalus is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins.[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 50–800 metres, most commonly between 250 and 460 m. Males can reach a maximum total length of 10.5 centimetres.[2]

References

  1. ^ Bogutskaya, N. (2020). "Asprocottus platycephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T159626759A159626785. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T159626759A159626785.en. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2022). "Asprocottus platycephalus" in FishBase. August 2022 version.
  3. ^ Taliev, D. N., 1955 [ref. 4316] Sculpin fishes of Lake Baikal (Cottidae). Acad. Sci. USSR, Moscow and Leningrad. 1–603.