Limnocottus
Limnocottus is a genus of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. These fishes are endemic to Lake Baikal in Russia.
| Limnocottus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Cottidae |
| Subfamily: | Abyssocottinae |
| Genus: | Limnocottus L. S. Berg, 1906 |
| Type species | |
| Cottus godlewskii | |
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Limnocottus bergianus Taliev, 1935
- Limnocottus godlewskii (Dybowski, 1874)
- Limnocottus griseus (Taliev, 1955)
- Limnocottus pallidus Taliev, 1948
References
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Cottidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Limnocottus in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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