''Procottus jeittelesii'', the red sculpin or red Baikal sculpin, 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.
[''Procottus jeittelesii''](_blank)
at www.fishbase.org. It is a freshwater fish that dwells under stones or in holes in the mud at a depth range of .
It is often found at around , and is most abundant during the autumn and winter.
From the late winter to the spring it breeds at depths of .
It can reach a maximum length of , but typically is .
[ It has a red spotted or banded pattern on a light background.][ The red sculpin resembles two of its close relatives, the smaller '' P. gurwici'' and the larger '' P. major''.]amphipod
Amphipoda is an order of malacostracan crustaceans with no carapace and generally with laterally compressed bodies. Amphipods range in size from and are mostly detritivores or scavengers. There are more than 9,900 amphipod species so far descr ...
s but also oligochaetes.[ Despite its small size, it is caught and eaten by locals, and also eaten by the Baikal seal and other fish.]
References
Red sculpin
Fish described in 1874
Endemic fauna of Russia
Fish of Lake Baikal
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