Limnocottus godlewskii

Limnocottus godlewskii
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]
  • Cottus godlewskii Dybowski, 1874
  • Limnocottus godlewskii bergi Dybowski, 1908

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

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Synonyms of Limnocottus godlewskii at www.fishbase.org.
  3. 1 2 3 Limnocottus godlewskii at www.fishbase.org.


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