Vitim sculpin
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cottidae
Genus: Cyphocottus
Species:
C. megalops
Binomial name
Cyphocottus megalops
(Gratzianov, 1902)[2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Cottus megalops Gratzianov, 1902
  • Limnocottus megalops (Gratzianov, 1902)
  • Limnocottus kozovi Taliev, 1946

The Vitim sculpin (Cyphocottus megalops) is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. This sculpin is endemic to Lake Baikal, Siberia.[3] It is known to dwell at a depth range of 140–370 metres, usually inhabiting the silty bottom at around 100 m. Males can reach a maximum total length of 16.5 centimetres. It can live for up to 9 years.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Bogutskaya, N. (2020). "Cyphocottus megalops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T159632421A159632455. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T159632421A159632455.en. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  2. ↑ Gratzianov, V. J., 1902 [ref. 1868] Die Ichthyo-fauna des Baikalsees. Dnevnik Zoologicheskogo otdeleniya Obshchestva lyubitelei Estestvoznaniya v. 3 (no. 3): 18–61.
  3. 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Cyphocottus megalops" in FishBase. August 2006 version.
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