Procottus major

Procottus major is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. This species is endemic to Lake Baikal in Siberia.[2] It was originally described as a subspecies of the similar but smaller red sculpin (P. jeittelesii). P. major can be found at depths of up to 900 m (3,000 ft),[2] especially on a muddy or rocky-mud bottom.[3] In the spring and summer it typically occurs deeper than 100 m (330 ft), and in the fall and winter from 30 to 200 m (98–656 ft).[3] It can reach a length of 30 cm (12 in), but is usually 18–22 cm (7.1–8.7 in).[3] It feeds on smaller animals, especially gammarids, and breeding occurs in the winter at depths of 60–140 m (200–460 ft).[3] This species is fished and its young are an important food source for other fish.[3]

Procottus major
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cottidae
Genus: Procottus
Species:
P. major
Binomial name
Procottus major
Taliev, 1949
Synonyms[2]
  • Procottus jeittelesi major Taliev, 1949

References

  1. Bogutskaya, N. (2020). "Procottus major". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T159636240A159636367. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T159636240A159636367.en. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2022). "Procottus major" in FishBase. August 2022 version.
  3. "Большая красная широколобка [big red sculpin]" (in Russian). zooex.baikal.ru. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
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