''Procottus'' is a
genus of
ray-finned fish belonging to the
family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. These fishes 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.
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Procottus gotoi''
Sideleva, 2001
* ''
Procottus gurwicii''
( Taliev, 1946) (Dwarf sculpin)
* ''
Procottus jeittelesii''
( Dybowski, 1874) (Red sculpin)
* ''
Procottus major''
Taliev, 1949
References
Abyssocottinae
Fish of Lake Baikal
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