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Neocottus werestschagini

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Neocottus werestschagini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cottidae
Genus: Neocottus
Species:
N. werestschagini
Binomial name
Neocottus werestschagini
(Taliev, 1935)
Synonyms[2]
  • Abyssocottus werestschagini Taliev, 1935
  • Cottinella werestschagini (Taliev, 1935)

Neocottus werestschagini is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins.[2] It was described by Dmitrii Nikolaevich Taliev in 1935, originally under the genus Abyssocottus.[3] It is a rare freshwater, deep water-dwelling fish which is endemic to Lake Baikal, Russia. It dwells at a depth range of 877 to 1,400 metres (2,877 to 4,593 ft), and inhabits silty sand sediments. Males can reach a maximum total length of 9.8 centimetres (3.9 in).[2]

The diet of N. werestschagini consists of bony fish, gammarids, and debris.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Bogutskaya, N. (2021). "Neocottus werestschagini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T159634174A159634247. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T159634174A159634247.en. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Neocottus werestschagini". FishBase. August 2022 version.
  3. ^ Taliev, D. N., 1935 [ref. 15741] Neue Formen der Cataphracti aus dem Baikalsee. Trudy Baikal'skoi limnologischeskoi stantsii = Travaux de la Station limnologique du Lac Baikal v. 6: 59-68.