Taurocottus bergii

Taurocottus bergii
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cottidae
Genus: Taurocottus
Soldatov & Pavlenko, 1915
Species: T. bergii
Binomial name
Taurocottus bergii
Soldatov & Pavlenko, 1915

Taurocottus bergii is a species of sculpin native to the northwestern Pacific Ocean. It occurs at depths of from 40 to 120 metres (130 to 390 ft). This species grows to a length of 20 centimetres (7.9 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Taurocottus bergii" in FishBase. December 2012 version.


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