Cottocomephorus
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| Genus: | Cottocomephorus Pellegrin, 1900
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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 length.[1] They are an important food for the Baikal seal, during the winter second only to the golomyankas.[2]
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
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Cottocomephorus". FishBase. June 2017 version.
- ^ "Байкальская нерпа [Baikal seal]" (in Russian). zooex.baikal.ru. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
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