Limnocottus godlewskii is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. This fish 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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Cottidae |
| Genus: | Limnocottus |
| Species: | L. godlewskii
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| Limnocottus godlewskii | |
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L. godlewskii spawns in January and February.[3]
References edit
- ^ Bogutskaya, N. (2020). "Limnocottus godlewskii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T159632800A159632817. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T159632800A159632817.en. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2022). "Limnocottus godlewski" in FishBase. August 2022 version.
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