Herzenstein's rough sculpin
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cottidae
Genus: Asprocottus
Species:
A. herzensteini
Binomial name
Asprocottus herzensteini
Berg, 1906

Herzenstein's rough sculpin (Asprocottus herzensteini) is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. These sculpins are endemic to Lake Baikal in Russia.[2] It was described by Lev Berg in 1906.[3] It dwells at a depth range of 22–887 metres, and is abundantly found below 60 m. Males can reach a maximum total length of 11.5 centimetres.[2]

References

  1. Bogutskaya, N. (2020). "Asprocottus herzensteini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T159626345A159626367. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T159626345A159626367.en. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2022). "Asprocottus herzensteini" in FishBase. August 2022 version.
  3. Berg, L. S., 1906 (27 Nov.) Übersicht der Cataphracti (Fam. Cottidae, Cottocomephoridae und Comephoridae) des Baikalsees. Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 30 (no. 26): 906–911.
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