Cottocomephorus

Cottocomephorus is a genus of Baikal sculpins endemic to Lake Baikal and its surrounding tributaries in Russia. They have relatively large pectoral fins and reach up to 22 cm (8.7 inches) in total length.[1] They are an important food for the Baikal seal, during the winter second only to the golomyankas.[2]

Cottocomephorus
Cottocomephorus grewingkii above
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Scorpaeniformes
Family:
Cottocomephoridae
Genus:
Cottocomephorus

Pellegrin, 1900

Species

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

  • Cottocomephorus alexandrae Taliev, 1935
  • Cottocomephorus grewingkii (Dybowski, 1874) (Baikal yellowfin)
  • Cottocomephorus inermis (Yakovlev, 1890) (Longfin Baikal sculpin)

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Cottocomephorus in FishBase. June 2017 version.
  2. "Baikal seal". baikal.ru. Retrieved 1 June 2017.


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