Limnocottus godlewskii
| Limnocottus godlewskii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Abyssocottidae |
| Genus: | Limnocottus |
| Species: | L. godlewskii |
| Binomial name | |
| Limnocottus godlewskii (Dybowski, 1874)[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Limnocottus godlewskii is a species of deepwater sculpin, a freshwater fish which is endemic to Lake Baikal, Russia; it is a common fish in the lake.[3] It lives at a depth range of 2–830 metres, and inhabits the silty bottom. Males can reach a maximum total length of 19 centimetres.[3]
L. godlewskii spawns in January and February.[3]
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.
- ↑ Synonyms of Limnocottus godlewskii at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 3 Limnocottus godlewskii at www.fishbase.org.
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