Neocottus is a genus of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. These fishes are endemic to endemic to Lake Baikal in Russia.
Neocottus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Cottidae |
Subfamily: | Abyssocottinae |
Genus: | Neocottus Sideleva, 1982 |
Type species | |
Abyssocottus werestschagini |
Species
editThere are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Neocottus thermalis Sideleva, 2002
- Neocottus werestschagini (Taliev, 1935)
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 7 March 2023.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Neocottus". FishBase. December 2012 version.