Limnocottus is a genus of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. These fishes are endemic to Lake Baikal in Russia.
Limnocottus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Cottidae |
Subfamily: | Abyssocottinae |
Genus: | Limnocottus L. S. Berg, 1906 |
Type species | |
Cottus godlewskii |
Species
editThere are currently four recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Limnocottus bergianus Taliev, 1935
- Limnocottus godlewskii (Dybowski, 1874)
- Limnocottus griseus (Taliev, 1955)
- Limnocottus pallidus Taliev, 1948
References
edit- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Cottidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Limnocottus". FishBase. December 2012 version.