''Asprocottus abyssalis''is a species of
ray-finned fish belonging to the
family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. These sculpins are
endemic to
Lake Baikal
Lake Baikal (, russian: Oзеро Байкал, Ozero Baykal ); mn, Байгал нуур, Baigal nuur) is a rift lake in Russia. It is situated in southern Siberia, between the federal subjects of Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and the Repu ...
in
Russia.
It was
described by
Dmitrii Nikolaevich Taliev
Dmitrii Nikolaevich Taliev (28 May 1908 – 2 July 1952) was a Soviet Russian ichthyologist and limnologist, notable for his work on the Lake Baikal.
Notable Dates (includes list of publications and short biography)
* 1930 - Senior Assistant, Pac ...
in 1955, originally as a subspecies of ''
Asprocottus herzensteini''.
[Taliev, D. N., 1955 ef. 4316''Sculpin fishes of Lake Baikal (Cottidae).'' Acad. Sci. USSR, Moscow and Leningrad. 1-603.] It is a
freshwater
Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the term specifically excludes seawater and brackish water, it does include ...
fish which is endemic to
Lake Baikal
Lake Baikal (, russian: Oзеро Байкал, Ozero Baykal ); mn, Байгал нуур, Baigal nuur) is a rift lake in Russia. It is situated in southern Siberia, between the federal subjects of Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and the Repu ...
,
Russia. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 150–1400 metres.
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References
abyssalis
Fish described in 1955
Taxa named by Dmitrii Nikolaevich Taliev
Fish of Lake Baikal
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