''Asprocottus'' is a
genus of
ray-finned fish belonging to the
family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. These fishes are
endemic to
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 eight recognised species in this genus:
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Asprocottus abyssalis
''Asprocottus abyssalis''is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. These sculpins are endemic to Lake Baikal in Russia. It was described by Dmitrii Nikolaevich Taliev in 1955, originally as a s ...
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Taliev, 1955
* ''
Asprocottus herzensteini
''Asprocottus herzensteini'', the Herzenstein's rough sculpin, is a deepwater sculpin, a freshwater fish which is endemic to Lake Baikal, Russia. ''
L. S. Berg
Lev Semyonovich Berg, also known as Leo S. Berg (russian: Лев Семёнович Берг; 14 March 1876 – 24 December 1950) was a leading Russian geographer, biologist and ichthyologist who served as President of the Soviet Geographical S ...
, 1906 (Herzenstein's rough sculpin)
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Asprocottus intermedius
''Asprocottus intermedius'' is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. It was described by Dmitrii Nikolaevich Taliev in 1955, originally as a subspecies of ''Asprocottus herzensteini''.Taliev, D. N ...
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Taliev, 1955
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Asprocottus korjakovi
''Asprocottus korjakovi'' is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. This species is endemic to the ancient lake Baikal in Siberia. It is a member of the deepwater sculpin family Abyssocottidae, ...
''
Sideleva, 2001
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Asprocottus minor
''Asprocottus minor'' is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. It was described by Valentina Grigorievna Sideleva in 2001, originally as a subspecies of '' Asprocottus korjakovi''.Sideleva, V. G. ...
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Sideleva, 2001
* ''
Asprocottus parmiferus
''Asprocottus parmiferus'' is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins.. It was described by Dmitrii Nikolaevich Taliev in 1955, originally as a subspecies of ''Asprocottus herzensteini''.Taliev, D. N ...
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Taliev, 1955
* ''
Asprocottus platycephalus
''Asprocottus platycephalus'' is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. It was described by Dmitrii Nikolaevich Taliev in 1955, originally as a subspecies of ''Asprocottus herzensteini''.Taliev, D. ...
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Taliev, 1955
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Asprocottus pulcher
''Asprocottus pulcher'' is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. It was described by Dmitrii Nikolaevich Taliev in 1955.Taliev, D. N., 1955 ef. 4316''Sculpin fishes of Lake Baikal (Cottidae).'' A ...
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Taliev, 1955
References
Abyssocottinae
Taxa named by Lev Berg
Fish of Lake Baikal
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