Procottus gurwicii, the dwarf sculpin, is a species of freshwater fish endemic to Lake Baikal in southern Siberia, Russia.[4] It was discovered in 1946 when a single male specimen was found in the coastal waters of the lake, at a depth of about 93 metres. The specimen measured a total length of 6.2 centimetres.[4]
| Dwarf sculpin | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cottidae |
| Genus: | Procottus |
| Species: | P. gurwicii
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| Binomial name | |
| Procottus gurwicii | |
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References
edit- ^ Bogutskaya, N. (2020). "Procottus gurwicii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T159635875A159635994. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T159635875A159635994.en. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ Taliev, D. N. 1946 A new genus Cottoidei from Lake Baikal. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR, 54 (no. 1): 89-92.
- ^ Synonyms of Procottus gurwicii at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Procottus gurwicii at www.fishbase.org.
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