''Limnocottus pallidus'' is a species of
ray-finned fish belonging to the
family Cottidae, the typical sculpins.
This species 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 ...
in Russia. It dwells at a depth range of 150–1000 metres. Males can reach a
total length of 13.1 centimetres and females 14.6 cm. ''L. pallidus'' can weigh up to 16 grams, and live up to 12 years.
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References
pallidus
Fish described in 1948
Fish of Lake Baikal
Taxa named by Dmitrii Nikolaevich Taliev
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