Asprocottus

Asprocottus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Abyssocottidae
Genus: Asprocottus
L. S. Berg, 1906

Asprocottus is a genus of deepwater sculpins endemic to Lake Baikal in Russia.

Species

There are currently eight recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Asprocottus abyssalis Taliev, 1955
  • Asprocottus herzensteini L. S. Berg, 1906 (Herzenstein's rough sculpin)
  • Asprocottus intermedius Taliev, 1955
  • Asprocottus korjakovi Sideleva, 2001
  • Asprocottus minor Sideleva, 2001
  • Asprocottus parmiferus Taliev, 1955
  • Asprocottus platycephalus Taliev, 1955
  • Asprocottus pulcher Taliev, 1955
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References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Asprocottus in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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