Neocottus thermalis: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
Quetzal1964 (talk | contribs) Categories |
Quetzal1964 (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
| Line 10: | Line 10: | ||
}} |
}} |
||
'''''Neocottus thermalis''''' is a species of [[ray-finned fish]] belonging to the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Cottidae]], the typical sculpins |
'''''Neocottus thermalis''''' is a species of [[ray-finned fish]] belonging to the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Cottidae]], the typical sculpins.<ref name="Fishbase">{{FishBase|Neocottus|thermalis|month=August|year=2022}}</ref> It was described by [[Valentina Grigorievna Sideleva]] in 2002.<ref name="Sideleva, 2002">Sideleva, V. G., 2002 [ref. 26019] ''Fish fauna of the area of high hydrothermal activity (Frolikha Bight, Lake Baikal), with the description of a new species of the genus Neocottus (Abyssocottidae).'' Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 42 (no. 2): 274-278.</ref> It is a [[freshwater]], deep water-dwelling fish which is endemic to [[Lake Baikal]], in [[Russia]]. It is known to dwell at a depth range of {{convert|430|to|480|m|ft}}.<ref name="Fishbase"/> |
||
The [[IUCN]] classifies this species as [[Critically Endangered]] because it is known only from the vicinity of [[Frolikha Bay]] in northern Lake Baikal, a very restricted range, and is threatened by pollution, water extraction and waste-water treatment.<ref name = iucn/> |
The [[IUCN]] classifies this species as [[Critically Endangered]] because it is known only from the vicinity of [[Frolikha Bay]] in northern Lake Baikal, a very restricted range, and is threatened by pollution, water extraction and waste-water treatment.<ref name = iucn/> |
||
Revision as of 16:30, 8 March 2023
| Neocottus thermalis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Cottidae |
| Genus: | Neocottus |
| Species: | N. thermalis
|
| Binomial name | |
| Neocottus thermalis Sideleva, 2002
| |
Neocottus thermalis is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins.[2] It was described by Valentina Grigorievna Sideleva in 2002.[3] It is a freshwater, deep water-dwelling fish which is endemic to Lake Baikal, in Russia. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 430 to 480 metres (1,410 to 1,570 ft).[2]
The IUCN classifies this species as Critically Endangered because it is known only from the vicinity of Frolikha Bay in northern Lake Baikal, a very restricted range, and is threatened by pollution, water extraction and waste-water treatment.[1]
References
- ^ a b Bogutskaya, N. (2020). "Neocottus thermalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T159634086A159634109. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T159634086A159634109.en. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2022). "Neocottus thermalis" in FishBase. August 2022 version.
- ^ Sideleva, V. G., 2002 [ref. 26019] Fish fauna of the area of high hydrothermal activity (Frolikha Bight, Lake Baikal), with the description of a new species of the genus Neocottus (Abyssocottidae). Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 42 (no. 2): 274-278.
 | This Scorpaeniformes article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |