Biology:Limnocottus bergianus
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Limnocottus bergianus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Cottidae |
Genus: | Limnocottus |
Species: | L. bergianus
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Binomial name | |
Limnocottus bergianus Taliev, 1935
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Limnocottus bergianus is a deepwater sculpin.[1] It was described by Dmitrii Nikolaevich Taliev in 1935.[2] It is a freshwater fish which is endemic to Lake Baikal, Russia . It is known to dwell at a depth range of 100–1000 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 22.5 centimetres.[1]
L. bergianus feeds primarily on bony fish and gammarids.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Limnocottus bergianus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Food items reported for Limnocottus bergianus at www.fishbase.org.
Wikidata ☰ Q6431456 entry