Abyssocottus elochini

Abyssocottus elochini
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Abyssocottidae
Genus: Abyssocottus
Species: A. elochini
Binomial name
Abyssocottus elochini
Taliev, 1955[1]

Abyssocottus elochini is a species of deepwater sculpin, one of several endemic species of this fish group in Lake Baikal, Siberia. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 250-300 metres.[2]

References

  1. Taliev, D. N., (1955) Sculpin fishes of Lake Baikal (Cottidae). Acad. Sci. USSR, Moscow and Leningrad. 1-603.
  2. Abyssocottus elochini at www.fishbase.org.
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