Biology:Asprocottus parmiferus

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Asprocottus parmiferus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cottidae
Genus: Asprocottus
Species:
A. parmiferus
Binomial name
Asprocottus parmiferus
Taliev, 1955
Synonyms[1]
  • Asprocottus herzensteini parmiferus Taliev, 1955

Asprocottus parmiferus is a deepwater sculpin.[2] It was described by Dmitrii Nikolaevich Taliev in 1955, originally as a subspecies of Asprocottus herzensteini.[3] It is a freshwater fish which is endemic to Lake Baikal, Russia . It is known to dwell at a depth range of 50–500 metres.[2]

References

  1. Synonyms of Asprocottus parmiferus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Asprocottus parmiferus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Taliev, D. N., 1955 [ref. 4316] Sculpin fishes of Lake Baikal (Cottidae). Acad. Sci. USSR, Moscow and Leningrad. 1-603.

Wikidata ☰ Q6431467 entry