Biology:Red sculpin
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| Procottus jeittelesii (Dybowski, 1874)[1]
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Procottus jeittelesii, the red sculpin or red Baikal sculpin,[2] is a species of deepwater sculpin that is endemic to Lake Baikal in Russia.[3] It is a freshwater fish that dwells under stones or in holes in the mud at a depth range of 0 to 800 m (0 to 2,625 ft).[3][4] It is often found at around 100 m (330 ft), and is most abundant during the autumn and winter.[3] From the late winter to the spring it breeds at depths of 5 to 30 m (16 to 98 ft).[5] It can reach a maximum length of 18 cm (7.1 in), but typically is 10–12 cm (3.9–4.7 in).[5] It has a red spotted or banded pattern on a light background.[5] The red sculpin resembles two of its close relatives, the smaller P. gurwici and the larger P. major.[6][7]
The red sculpin's diet consists of zoobenthos, especially amphipods but also oligochaetes.[3][5] Despite its small size, it is caught and eaten by locals, and also eaten by the Baikal seal and other fish.[8]
References
- ↑ Dybowski, B. N., 1874 Die Fische des Baical-Wassersystemes. Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 24 (no. 3-4): 383-394.
- ↑ Common names of Procottus jeittelesii at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Procottus jeittelesii at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ "Mysterious Fish of Lake Baikal". Science First Hand. 30 September 2004. https://scfh.ru/en/papers/mysterious-fish-of-lake-baikal/. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Красная широколобка [red sculpin"] (in Russian). zooex.baikal.ru. http://zooex.baikal.ru/vertebrata/Procottus_jeittelesii.htm. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ↑ "Карликовая широколобка [pygmy sculpin"] (in Russian). zooex.baikal.ru. http://zooexcurs.baikal.ru/vertebrata/Procottus_gurwici.htm. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ↑ "Большая красная широколобка [big red sculpin"] (in Russian). zooex.baikal.ru. http://zooex.baikal.ru/vertebrata/Procottus_major.htm. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ↑ "The king-fish, a fish without scales and other inhabitants of the waters of Baikal". Key to Baikal. 19 May 2017. http://1baikal.ru/en/o-bajkale/mestnyie-remesla/the-king-fish,-a-fish-without-scales-and-other-inhabitants-of-the-waters-of-baikal. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
Wikidata ☰ Q5671202 entry
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